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Pulse shaping via backward second harmonic generation.

Matteo Conforti1, Costantino de Angelis, Usman K Sapaev

  • 1Dept. of Electronics for Automation, University of Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

Optics Express
|June 11, 2008
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We numerically demonstrate femtosecond laser pulse shaping using backward frequency doubling in engineered waveguides. Optimal control theory was used to achieve pump depletion for enhanced pulse manipulation.

Area of Science:

  • Nonlinear optics
  • Quantum optics
  • Laser physics

Background:

  • Femtosecond laser pulses offer precise temporal control in nonlinear optical processes.
  • Quasi-phase-matched waveguides enable efficient nonlinear frequency conversion.
  • Pulse shaping is crucial for advanced applications in spectroscopy and optical communications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically demonstrate femtosecond pulse shaping.
  • To investigate backward frequency doubling in engineered waveguides.
  • To utilize optimal control theory for pump depletion.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations of nonlinear pulse propagation.
  • Backward frequency doubling in quasi-phase-matched waveguides.
  • Application of optimal control theory to guide the process.

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Main Results:

  • Successful demonstration of pulse shaping via backward frequency doubling.
  • Achieved pump depletion regime using optimal control.
  • Engineered waveguide structures facilitate efficient nonlinear interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Backward frequency doubling is a viable method for femtosecond pulse shaping.
  • Optimal control theory enhances nonlinear process efficiency by enabling pump depletion.
  • Engineered quasi-phase-matched waveguides are key for advanced optical pulse manipulation.