Title :
Supercontinuum generation by mid-IR femtosecond filaments in molecular gases
Author :
Kartashov, D. ; AliSauskas, S. ; Pugzlys, A. ; Voronin, A. ; Zheltikov, A. ; Petrarca, M. ; Bejot, P. ; Kasparian, J. ; Wolf, J.-P. ; Baltuska, A.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We present experimental and numerical investigation of multi-millijoule mid-IR supercontinuum generation by mid-IR femtosecond filaments in molecular gases. Drastic difference in spectra between atomic and molecular gases and crucial role of Raman scattering is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; high-speed optical techniques; supercontinuum generation; Raman scattering; mid-IR femtosecond filaments; molecular gases; supercontinuum generation; Argon; Bars; Energy measurement; Nitrogen; Numerical simulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
