Abstract
We computed three measures each of the durations and average speeds of ultrashort optical pulsed plane waves transmitted through linear and nonlinear chiral sculptured thin films (STFs). The durations tended in general to decrease with increasing carrier wavelength (save for an exception involving the circular Bragg phenomenon), while average speeds tended to increase under the same conditions. Durations tended to increase with increasing nonlinearity displayed by the chiral STF, while average speeds tended to decrease. The results quantify some aspects of ultrashort optical pulse shaping by chiral STFs, which heretofore had only been studied qualitatively.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Nanomodeling II |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 23 2006 |
| Event | Nanomodeling II - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 13 2006 → Aug 15 2006 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 6328 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Other
| Other | Nanomodeling II |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 8/13/06 → 8/15/06 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Geddes, J. B., & Lakhtakia, A. (2006). Durations and average speeds of ultrashort optical pulses shaped by chiral sculptured thin films. In Nanomodeling II [632811] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6328). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.675597