Title :
250-GW sub-three-cycle multi-millijoule mid-IR pulses self-compressed in a YAG plate
Author :
Shumakova, V. ; Malevich, P. ; AliSauskas, S. ; Voronin, A. ; Zheltikov, A.M. ; Faccio, D. ; Kartashov, D. ; Gitzinger, G. ; Maksimenka, R. ; Forget, N. ; Baltuska, A. ; Pugzlys, A.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Inst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Virtually lossless self-compression of 10-mJ 3.9-um sub-100 fs pulses in bulk YAG resulting in 9-mJ 33-fs pulses is reported. Generated peak power exceeds 250 GW which is suitable for filamentation in ambient air.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse compression; yttrium compounds; YAG; YAG plate; ambient air; energy 10 mJ to 9 mJ; filamentation; peak power; self-compressed mid-IR pulses; sub-three-cycle multimillijoule mid-IR pulses; time 100 fs to 33 fs; wavelength 3 mum; Crystals; Dispersion; Laser beams; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
