Title :
Gas ionization induced post-compression of high energy and super-intense femtosecond pulses
Author :
Descamps, D. ; Dutin, C. Fourcade ; Dubrouil, A. ; Petit, S. ; Mevel, E. ; Constant, E.
Author_Institution :
CEntre Lasers Intenses et Applic., Univ. de Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
From a 40 fs - 70 mJ terawatt Ti:sapphire laser, compression of pulses down to 11.4 fs (FWHM) with a total output energy of 13.7 mJ is achieved through rapid ionization of helium
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Helium; Ionization; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; 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, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
