Title :
Single-cycle multi-THz transients with electric fields exceeding 10 MV/cm
Author :
Junginger, Friederike ; Sell, Alexander ; Schubert, Olaf ; Mayer, Bernhard ; Brida, Daniele ; Marangoni, Marco ; Cerullo, Giulio ; Leitenstorfer, Alfred ; Huber, Rupert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
Broadband parametric amplification of 1.3-µm pulses in GaSe crystals provides intense single-cycle idler transients covering the 1–60 THz window with peak amplitudes above 10 MV/cm. Electro-optic sampling directly monitors the field of the phase-stable waveforms.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Gases; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
