Ultrabroadband, coherent light source based on self-channeling of few-cycle pulses in helium

Ultrabroadband, coherent light source based on self-channeling of few-cycle pulses in helium

Self-channeling of few-cycle laser pulses in helium at high pressure generates coherent light supercontinua spanning the range of 270-1000 nm, with the highest efficiency demonstrated to date. Our results open the door to the synthesis of powerful light waveforms shaped within the carrier field osci...

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Published in:Optics letters Vol. 33; no. 13; p. 1407
Main Authors: Goulielmakis, E, Koehler, S, Reiter, B, Schultze, M, Verhoef, A J, Serebryannikov, E E, Zheltikov, A M, Krausz, F
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-07-2008
Subjects:
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Helium - chemistry
Lasers
Light
Lighting - instrumentation
Lighting - methods
Scattering, Radiation
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Summary:Self-channeling of few-cycle laser pulses in helium at high pressure generates coherent light supercontinua spanning the range of 270-1000 nm, with the highest efficiency demonstrated to date. Our results open the door to the synthesis of powerful light waveforms shaped within the carrier field oscillation cycle and hold promise for the generation of pulses at the single-cycle limit.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/ol.33.001407