Title :
4% conversion of sub-µJ near-IR pulses to deep UV in fundamental mode of Ar-filled PCF
Author :
Hölzer, P. ; Nold, J. ; Joly, N.Y. ; Wong, K.L.G. ; Scharrer, M. ; Stark, S.P. ; Chang, W. ; Podlipensky, A. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We report extreme self-compression of sub-μJ 30 fs pulses at 800 nm in Ar-filled hollow-core PCF, resulting in 4% conversion to deep UV light in the fundamental guided mode, pressure-tunable from 220-270 nm.
Keywords :
argon; holey fibres; infrared spectra; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; ultraviolet spectra; Ar; PCF; deep ultraviolet light; extreme self-compression; fundamental guided mode; hollow core photonic crystal fiber; near infrared pulse; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
