Title :
Self-compression of millijoule mid-IR femtosecond pulses in transparent dielectrics
Author :
Malevich, P. ; AliSauskas, S. ; Pugzlys, A. ; Voronin, A. ; Zheltikov, A.M. ; Faccio, D. ; Kartashov, D. ; Baltuska, A.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Self-compression of 2.2-mJ, 80-fs mid-IR pulses is achieved using a 1.5-mm-thick CaF2 plate. Femtosecond pulses with peak powers orders of magnitude higher than the self-focusing threshold can undergo self-compression without breaking up into multiple filaments.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; dielectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse compression; optical self-focusing; CaF2; CaF2 plate; energy 2.2 mJ; millijoule mid-IR femtosecond pulses; peak powers; self-compression; self-focusing threshold; size 1.5 mm; time 80 fs; transparent dielectrics; Educational institutions; Focusing; Laser beams; Lenses; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nonlinear optics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
