Title :
Multi-octave supercontinuum from bulk filamentation of a mid-IR pulse
Author :
Baudisch, M. ; Silva, F. ; Austin, D. ; Thai, A. ; Hemmer, M. ; Couairon, A. ; Biegert, J.
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We have generated a supercontinuum spanning more than three octaves extending from 450 nm to 4500 nm. The supercontinuum emerges from filamentation of a femtosecond pulse in a thin YAG plate.
Keywords :
infrared sources; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; supercontinuum generation; yttrium compounds; YAG; bulk filamentation; femtosecond pulse; mid-IR pulse; multioctave supercontinuum generation; supercontinuum spanning; thin YAG plate; wavelength 450 nm to 4500 nm; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
