Title :
Spatio-Temporal and Interferometric Characterization of Sub-5-fs Pulses Obtained by Filamentation
Author :
Guandalini, A. ; Zaïr, A. ; Schapper, F. ; Holler, M. ; Gallmann, L. ; Biegert, J. ; Keller, U. ; Couairon, A. ; Franco, M. ; Mysyrowicz, A.
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
We demonstrate new world-record pulse duration of only 4.9 fs with filamentation pulse compression, performed full spatio-temporal characterization and used an interferometric technique to experimentally determine the plasma density in the filament.
Keywords :
optical pulse compression; plasma density; spatiotemporal phenomena; filamentation pulse compression; plasma density; spatio-temporal characterization; world-record pulse duration; Argon; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452424
