title: Spectral broadening and compression of femtosecond light pulses that pass through dye amplifiers.
abstract: The amplification of femtosecond light pulses in multistage as well as in traveling-wave dye amplifiers is studied numerically, taking into account group velocity dispersion, self-phase modulation that is due to Kerr-type nonlinearity, and gain depletion. The combined action of these processes results in a spectral broadening that can be utilized for pulse compression. The results are compared with experimental findings.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heist
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Werner