Above-millijoule continuum generation using polarisation dependent filamentation in atoms and molecules

In this work we experimentally demonstrate for the first time that input polarization control inducing one single filamentation in two different gases, argon (atomic) and nitrogen (molecular) is a very robust technique to achieve multi-millijoule output energies. We highlight an accurate filamentation dynamic control enhancing throughput energy of the supercontinuum generation above one-millijoule limit consistent with sub-10fs laser pulse generation.