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Vol. 12, Issue 4, 774 (2024)

Synergic action of linear dispersion, second-order nonlinearity, and third-order nonlinearity in shaping the spectral profile of a femtosecond pulse transporting in a lithium niobate crystal

Lihong Hong^1、†,*, Yuanyuan Liu^2、†, and Zhi-Yuan Li²

Author Affiliations

¹State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

²School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

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Lihong Hong, Yuanyuan Liu, Zhi-Yuan Li. Synergic action of linear dispersion, second-order nonlinearity, and third-order nonlinearity in shaping the spectral profile of a femtosecond pulse transporting in a lithium niobate crystal[J]. Photonics Research, 2024, 12(4): 774 Copy Citation Text

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