Pulse compression of submillijoule few-optical-cycle infrared laser pulses using chirped mirrors.
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We report generation of 400 microJ, 13.1 fs, 1425 nm optical parametric amplifier laser pulses. Spectral broadening of a 100 Hz optical parametric amplifier laser source is achieved by self-phase modulation in an argon-filled hollow-core fiber, and dispersion compensation is performed using chirped mirrors. This laser source will be useful for ultrafast time-resolved molecular orbital tomography.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 34 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009