Title :
Few-cycle self-compression via multimode nonlinear optics in gas filled waveguides
Author :
Anderson, P.N. ; Butcher, T.J. ; Horak, P. ; Frey, J.G. ; Brocklesby, W.S.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Multimode simulations predict dramatic ionization-induced self-compression of high energy ultrashort pulses within short gas filled capillaries. The mechanism observed allows for the temporal compression of 53 fs pulses into the few-cycle regime.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; ionisation; nonlinear optics; optical pulse compression; plasma production by laser; spectral line broadening; Ar; few cycle self-compression; gas filled waveguides; high energy ultrashort pulse; ionization induced self-compression; multimode nonlinear optics; multimode simulations; pressure 150 mbar; time 53 fs; Argon; Educational institutions; Laser theory; Mathematical model; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
