Pulse shaping via backward second harmonic generation.
We numerically demonstrate pulse shaping by backward frequency doubling of femtosecond laser pulses in engineered quasi-phase-matched waveguides. We employ optimal control theory to access the regime of pump depletion.
Conforti
Matteo
M
Dept. of Electronics for Automation, University of Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
de Angelis
Costantino
C
Sapaev
Usman K
UK
Assanto
Gaetano
G
D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*