All-fiber transform-limited spectral compression by self- phase modulation of amplitude-shaped pulses
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We demonstrate efficient spectral compression of picosecond pulses in an all-fiber configuration at telecommunication wavelengths. Thanks to parabolic pulse shaping, a spectral compression by a factor 12 is achieved with an enhanced Strehl ratio. OCIS codes: 190.4370 (nonlinear optics, fibers), 320.5540 (pulse shaping), 070.4340 (optical signal processing)
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