Title :
High-power few-cycle pulse generation by spectral broadening in bulk material
Author :
Seidel, Mike ; Brons, Jonathan ; Fedulova, Elena ; Pervak, V. ; Apolonski, Alexander ; Pronin, Oleg ; Krausz, F.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. of Quantum Opt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
The first 10-W, 10-fs amplification-free laser is presented. Bulk spectral broadening is utilized to reach the pulse duration of less than three optical cycles. Spectral homogeneity and good quality of the laser beam are demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical pulse generation; spectral line broadening; bulk spectral broadening; femtosecond amplification-free laser; high-power few-cycle pulse generation; laser beam quality; power 10 W; time 10 fs; Apertures; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
