Title :
Sub-5 fs pulse generation in vacuum ultraviolet using four wave mixing in hollow fibers
Author :
Babushkin, I.V. ; Noack, F. ; Herrmann, J.
Author_Institution :
Max Born Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Short Pulse Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
We investigate the potential of four-wave mixing for VUV pulse generation in hollow waveguides with unprecedented short pulse durations and predict the generation of a 2.5 fs pulse at 160 nm using a 10 fs, 800 nm idler.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; VUV pulse generation; four wave mixing; hollow fibers; hollow waveguides; short pulse durations; Atom optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Four-wave mixing; Hollow waveguides; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
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
