Abstract
We present an analytic model that describes the output pulse after Kerr-based spectral broadening with divided-pulse nonlinear compression that includes errors in unequal pulse division, birefringent plate retardance, and thermal drift. The model shows that alignment tolerances become impractically tight at high levels of nonlinearity and that the angle of incidence on the birefringent plates can be utilized as a compensator to loosen those tolerances. We present experimental verification of the model, which is expected to be a fast and flexible tool to design future divided-pulse nonlinear compression systems.
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