Title :
Sub-5-fs multi-TW optical parametric synthesizer
Author :
Veisz, L. ; Rivas, D. ; Marcus, G. ; Gu, Xingfa ; Cardenas, Daniel ; Mikhailova, J. ; Buck, A. ; Wittmann, T. ; Sears, C.M.S. ; Xu, Jie ; Herrmann, D. ; Razskazovskaya, O. ; Pervak, V. ; Krausz, F.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
The endeavour of generating shorter and shorter light pulses lead to the optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) technique, which provides considerable broader gain bandwidth corresponding to a pulse duration of one to three optical cycles. Systems with such a short duration and multi-terawatt to petawatt power levels provide a unique tool for attosecond [1] and laser-plasma physics [2]. This way the generation of single attosecond pulses with unprecedented energy opens up the route to nonlinear X-ray science.
Keywords :
amplification; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; laser-plasma physics; multiTW optical parametric synthesizer; multiterawatt-petawatt power levels; nonlinear X-ray science; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; shorter light pulse generation; single attosecond pulse generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801143
