High-energy few-cycle pulses: post-compression techniques
Contemporary ultrafast science requires reliable sources of high-energy few-cycle light
pulses. Currently two methods are capable of generating such pulses: post compression of …
pulses. Currently two methods are capable of generating such pulses: post compression of …
Nonlinear compression of high-power laser pulses: compression after compressor approach
The peak power of present-day lasers is limited by the pulse energy that the diffraction
gratings of an optical compressor can withstand. A promising method to overcome this …
gratings of an optical compressor can withstand. A promising method to overcome this …
High-energy pulse self-compression and ultraviolet generation through soliton dynamics in hollow capillary fibres
Optical soliton dynamics can cause extreme alteration of the temporal and spectral shape of
a propagating light pulse. This occurs at up to kilowatt peak powers in glass-core optical …
a propagating light pulse. This occurs at up to kilowatt peak powers in glass-core optical …
Dual-chirped optical parametric amplification of high-energy single-cycle laser pulses
L Xu, EJ Takahashi - Nature Photonics, 2024 - nature.com
We demonstrate how a scheme called advanced dual-chirped optical parametric
amplification (DC-OPA) that employs two kinds of nonlinear crystal (BiB3O6 and MgO-doped …
amplification (DC-OPA) that employs two kinds of nonlinear crystal (BiB3O6 and MgO-doped …
Post-compression of femtosecond laser pulses using self-phase modulation: from kilowatts to petawatts in 40 years
EA Khazanov - Quantum Electronics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The pulse duration at the output of femtosecond lasers is usually close to the Fourier limit,
and can be shortened by increasing the spectral width. To this end, use is made of self …
and can be shortened by increasing the spectral width. To this end, use is made of self …
High-efficiency supercontinuum generation in solid thin plates at 0.1 TW level
Supercontinuum generation in a solid-state medium was investigated experimentally. A
continuum covering 460 to 950 nm was obtained when 0.8 mJ/30 fs Ti: sapphire laser …
continuum covering 460 to 950 nm was obtained when 0.8 mJ/30 fs Ti: sapphire laser …
[HTML][HTML] Direct compression of 170-fs 50-cycle pulses down to 1.5 cycles with 70% transmission
We present a straightforward route for extreme pulse compression, which relies on
moderately driving self-phase modulation (SPM) over an extended propagation distance …
moderately driving self-phase modulation (SPM) over an extended propagation distance …
Solitary beam propagation in periodic layered Kerr media enables high-efficiency pulse compression and mode self-cleaning
Generating intense ultrashort pulses with high-quality spatial modes is crucial for ultrafast
and strong-field science and can be achieved by nonlinear supercontinuum generation …
and strong-field science and can be achieved by nonlinear supercontinuum generation …
Intense few-cycle visible pulses directly generated via nonlinear fibre mode mixing
Extremely short, high-energy pulses are essential in modern ultrafast science. In a seminal
paper in 1996, Nisoli and co-workers demonstrated the first intense pulse compression …
paper in 1996, Nisoli and co-workers demonstrated the first intense pulse compression …
Nonlinear temporal compression in multipass cells: theory
The use of multipass cells as a way to spatially homogenize self-phase modulation and
distribute its accumulation over the propagation distance is analyzed in detail, with the aim …
distribute its accumulation over the propagation distance is analyzed in detail, with the aim …