Title :
Ultrabroadband spectral transfer in extended focal zones: truncated few-cycle Bessel-Gauss beams
Author :
Grunwald, R. ; Neumann, U. ; Langer, S. ; Stibenz, G. ; Steinmeyer, G. ; Kebbel, V. ; Piché, M. ; Néron, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Short-Pulse Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
By self-apodized truncation of few-cycle pulsed Bessel-Gauss beams, focal zones of decimeter decay lengths were shaped. Both, theoretical and experimental results indicate more robust spatio-spectral characteristics at ultrabroad bandwidths compared to Gaussian beam foci.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical pulse generation; Gaussian beam foci; extended focal zones; self-apodized truncation; spatio-spectral characteristics; truncated few-cycle Bessel-Gauss beams; ultrabroad bandwidths; ultrabroadband spectral transfer; Bandwidth; Laser beams; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202042
