Title :
Compression of ultra-high power laser pulses
Author :
Chvykov, V. ; Radier, C. ; Chériaux, G. ; Kalinchenko, G. ; Yanovsky, V. ; Mourou, G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We present easy-scalable pulse recompression method based on spectral broadening due to self phase modulation in bulk medium. Our experiment demonstrates a possibility of compression of high-energy pulses above 1J from 30 to 14 fs.
Keywords :
Glass; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse compression methods; Scanning probe microscopy;
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
