title: Optical pulse compression of ultrashort laser pulses in an argon-filled planar waveguide.
abstract: We investigate the possibility of optical pulse compression of high energy ultrashort laser pulses in an argon-filled planar waveguide, based on two level coupled mode theory and the full 3D nonlinear Schrödinger equation. We derive general expressions for controlling the spatial beam profile and the extent of the spectral broadening. The analysis and simulations suggest that the proposed method should be appropriate for optical pulse compression of ultrashort laser pulses with energies as high as 600 mJ.
authors.affiliation: RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan and Physics Department, Brawijaya University, Malang 65144, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurhuda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bohman
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Midorikawa