Self-phase modulation of mid-infrared femtosecond pulses in semiconductor materials

Satoshi Ashihara; Yusuke Kawahara

doi:10.1117/12.808906

23 February 2009 Self-phase modulation of mid-infrared femtosecond pulses in semiconductor materials

Satoshi Ashihara, Yusuke Kawahara

Proceedings Volume 7197, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications VIII; 719719 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808906
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Coherent spectral expansion of the mid-infrared femtosecond pulses is beneficial for monitoring and controlling molecular vibrational dynamics. We investigate the spectral broadening of mid-infrared pulses due to nonlinear optical effects in semiconductor materials. The mid-infrared pulses of 100 fs duration and 180 cm^-1 bandwidth at the center wavelength of about 5 micron are focused onto the semiconductor materials. With only few-micro-joule pulse energy, the spectral broadening by a factor of more than 3 is observed for Si, Ge, and GaAs. The output spectral component extends from 1500 cm^-1 to 3000 cm^-1. The intensity and the phase profiles of the self-phase modulated pulses are characterized by the modified auto-interferometric autocorrelation method and its phase-retrieval algorithm, indicating the spectral phase to be compensated for pulse compression.

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Satoshi Ashihara and Yusuke Kawahara "Self-phase modulation of mid-infrared femtosecond pulses in semiconductor materials", Proc. SPIE 7197, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications VIII, 719719 (23 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.808906

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