Title :
Generation of femtosecond VUV pulses using four-wave difference-frequency mixing in an argon filled hollow waveguide
Author :
Steinkellner, O. ; Tzankov, P. ; Noack, F.
Author_Institution :
Max Born Inst. for Nonlinear Opt., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We scaled this technique into the single pulse energy range of 0.1 μJ, so that time-resolved spectroscopy of small molecules at sufficiently high repetition rates is possible. We use laser pulses of a high-energy Ti:sapphire laser system.
Keywords :
argon; multiwave mixing; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; sapphire; solid lasers; time resolved spectroscopy; titanium; ultraviolet sources; Al2O3:Ti; argon filled hollow waveguide; femtosecond VUV pulse generation; four-wave difference-frequency mixing; high repetition rate; high-energy Ti:sapphire laser system; laser pulses; single pulse energy range; time-resolved spectroscopy; Argon; Frequency conversion; Hollow waveguides; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse generation; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568134
