Title :
High-energy few-cycle pulse generation in a filament for relativistic applications at kHz repetition rate
Author :
Hauri, C.P. ; Merano, M. ; Trisorio, A. ; Mourou, G.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech.-ENSTA-CNRS, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We demonstrate efficient generation of 9.5-fs 1.8 mJ pulses by filamentation. The pulse wave front, the low energy fluctuations and the good temporal contrast make this source suited for relativistic laser-solid experiments at kHz repetition rate.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; fluctuations; laser beams; laser stability; optical modulation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; relativistic plasmas; solid lasers; down-chirped pulse generation; energy 1.8 mJ; energy fluctuations; energy stability; filamentation; high-energy few-cycle pulse generation; kHz repetition rate conditions; plasma channel; pulse compression; pulse wave front; relativistic applications; relativistic laser-solid experiments; temporal contrast; time 9.5 fs; Fluctuations; Gas lasers; Glass; Optical pulses; Plasma measurements; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Windows;
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.2007.4453731
