Title :
Efficient compression of carrier-envelope phase-locked laser pulses to 5 fs using an aluminum-coated hollow fiber
Author :
Haraguchi, Eisuke ; Tanigawa, Takashi ; Matsubara, Eiichi ; Yamane, Keisaku ; Yamashita, Mikio ; Sekikawa, Taro
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
Carrier-envelope phase-lacked 0.13-TW, 5.2-fs laser pulses were generated by using a 56-cm-long aluminum-coated hollow fiber with an efficiency of 66 %, improved by coating aluminum inside the fiber with a core diameter of 500-mum.
Keywords :
aluminium; antireflection coatings; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; aluminum-coated hollow fiber; carrier-envelope phase-locked laser pulses; efficiency 66 percent; laser pulse compression; power 0.13 TW; size 500 mum; size 56 cm; time 5 fs; Coatings; EMP radiation effects; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452895