Carrier wave shocking of femtosecond optical pulses

R. G. Flesch; A. Pushkarev; J. V. Moloney

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2488

Carrier wave shocking of femtosecond optical pulses

R. G. Flesch, A. Pushkarev, J. V. Moloney

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Numerical integration of Maxwell's equations for propagation of a femtosecond pulse in a medium with linear Lorentz response and a Kerr nonlinearity shows shock formation on the underlying carrier wave prior to the envelope shock. The carrier shock is characterized by the appearance of a strong third harmonic pulse, whereas the envelope shock appears later as spectral broadening and modulation of the fundamental and higher harmonic spectral features.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2488-2491
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	76
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2488
State	Published - 1996

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