Title :
Phase-matched generation of short wavelength, ultrashort-pulse light in capillary waveguides
Author :
Durfee, C.G. ; Rundquist, A. ; Backus, S. ; Herne, C. ; Chang, Z. ; Murnane, M. ; Kapteyn, H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
In our novel phase-matching technique light is generated in the deep-UV through nonlinear parametric amplification in a gas-filled capillary waveguide. Phase-matching is achieved through a balance between the waveguide dispersion of the lowest order mode with the pressure-dependent gas dispersion. This results in near-Gaussian beam quality and high conversion efficiency
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; 10 to 20 fs; 100 fs; capillary waveguides; deep-UV; gas-filled capillary waveguide; high conversion efficiency; lowest order mode; near-Gaussian beam quality; nonlinear parametric amplification; phase-matched generation; phase-matching technique light; pressure-dependent gas dispersion; short wavelength ultrashort-pulse light; waveguide dispersion; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710280
