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- Erkintalo, Miro, et al.
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Coherent-mode representation of supercontinuum
- 2012
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In: Optics Letters. - 0146-9592 .- 1539-4794. ; 37:2, s. 169-171
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We apply the coherent-mode expansion to correlation functions used to describe the coherence properties of supercontinuum generated in nonlinear fibers. We show that the leading term of the expansion represents the quasi-coherent part of the field while the quasi-stationary part is embedded into the higher-order modes. The evolution of the modal expansion and the number of modes needed to describe the supercontinuum field are also discussed.
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- Genty, Goery, et al.
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Complete characterization of supercontinuum coherence
- 2011
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In: Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics. - 0740-3224 .- 1520-8540. ; 28:9, s. 2301-2309
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Using second-order coherence theory of nonstationary light we examine in detail the coherence properties of supercontinuum radiation generated in nonlinear fibers. We show that the supercontinuum can be divided into quasi-coherent and quasi-stationary parts and that the relative contributions depend on the dynamics involved in the spectral broadening process. We establish the correspondence between the quasi-coherent part of the two-frequency correlation function of the second-order theory and the usual Dudley-Coen degree of coherence used to characterize the shot-to-shot stability of supercontinuum sources. Experimental implementation for measuring separately the quasi-coherent and quasi-stationary contributions is further addressed. Our results open the route for complete characterization of supercontinuum coherence.
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- Korhonen, Minna, et al.
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Elementary field representation of supercontinuum
- 2013
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In: Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics. - 0740-3224 .- 1520-8540. ; 30:1, s. 21-26
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We describe the second-order coherence functions of supercontinuum (SC) in terms of elementary fields that can be obtained from measurable average quantities. The representation is based on the partition of the second-order correlation functions of SC into quasi-coherent and quasi-stationary contributions. Numerical simulations of statistical ensembles of SC pulses with different coherence properties are used to illustrate the elementary field model. Comparison with the SC coherent-mode expansion is presented, and we also simulate the propagation of the elementary fields in a dispersive fiber to demonstrate the benefits of the model.
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