Nonlinear propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in bulk transparent media leads
to a specific propagation regime, termed femtosecond filamentation, which in turn produces …

The advent of chirped-pulse amplification in the 1980s and femtosecond Ti: sapphire lasers
in the 1990s enabled transformative advances in intense laser–matter interaction physics …

The realization of compact and efficient broadband mid-infrared (MIR) lasers has enormous
impacts in promoting MIR spectroscopy for various important applications. A number of well …

High-energy phase-stable sub-cycle mid-infrared pulses can provide unique opportunities to
explore phase-sensitive strong-field light–matter interactions in atoms, molecules and solids …

Transition-metal-doped II-VI semiconductors possess a unique blend of physical,
spectroscopic, optical, and technological parameters. These materials enable high power …

A table-top midwave-infrared optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) system
generates few-cycle pulses with multi-10 GW peak power at a 1 kHz repetition rate. The all …

The availability of intense, ultrashort coherent radiation sources in the infrared region of the
spectrum is enabling the generation of attosecond X-ray pulses via high-harmonic …

We report on the parametric generation of 100 fs sub-6-cycle 40 μJ pulses with the center
wavelength at 5.2 μm using a 1 ps 2.1 μm pump laser and a dispersion management …

As a compact and burgeoning alternative to synchrotron radiation and free-electron lasers,
high harmonic generation (HHG) has proven its superiority in static and time-resolved …

Nonlinear propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in bulk transparent media
produces a wealth of physical effects, whose combined action leads to a specific …