• DocumentCode
    2229878
  • Title

    Generation of sub-two-cycle pulses in mid-infrared region by four-wave rectification in air

  • Author

    Fuji, Takao ; Suzuki, Toshinori

  • Author_Institution
    Chem. Dynamics Lab., RIKEN, Wako
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Generation of mid-infrared pulses by four-wave mixing through filamentation in air has been demonstrated. The pulse width was measured as 13 fs, which corresponds to 1.3 optical cycles. The output energy reaches 1.5 muJ.
  • Keywords
    multiwave mixing; optical pulse generation; four-wave mixing; four-wave rectification; midinfrared region; optical pulse generation; subtwo-cycle pulses; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physical optics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, Four-wave mixing; (260.3060) Physical optics, Infrared; (320.5550) Ultrafast optics, Pulse;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571191