Low-energy single-optical-cycle soliton self-compression in air-silica nanowires

Ben Salem, Amine; Cherif, Rim; Zghal, Mourad

doi:doi:10.1117/1.3662888

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Low-energy single-optical-cycle soliton self-compression in air-silica nanowires

J. Nanophoton. 5, 059506 (Nov 16, 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3662888

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Amine Ben Salem, Rim Cherif, and Mourad Zghal

University of Carthage, Engineering School of Communication of Tunis (Sup’Com), Cirta’Com Laboratory, Ghazala Technopark, 2083, Ariana, Tunisia

We investigated and optimized the process of soliton self-compression in few millimeters-long air-silica nanowires. A 100 fs prechirped input pulse was compressed to a 1.4 fs pulse by pumping at very low energy of 2.5 nJ an air-silica nanowire. More than one octave spanning coherent broadband supercontinuum extending from 260 to 1800 nm was generated.

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Received Sep 16, 2011
Accepted Oct 31, 2011
Revised Oct 29, 2011
Published online Nov 16, 2011

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Amine Ben Salem, Rim Cherif and Mourad Zghal, "Low-energy single-optical-cycle soliton self-compression in air-silica nanowires", J. Nanophoton. 5, 059506 (Nov 16, 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3662888

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