Title :
High average power few-cycle pulses in the mid-IR, self-compression and continuum generation
Author :
Hemmer, Michael ; Thai, A. ; Baudisch, M. ; Silva, Francisco ; Austin, Dane R. ; Ishizuki, Hideki ; Taira, Takunori ; Couairon, A. ; Faccio, D. ; Biegert, J.
Author_Institution :
ICFO - Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We present latest results towards a high average power and CEP-stable few-cycle mid-IR OPCPA for extreme nonlinear optics and strong field physics. Supercontinuum generation and self-compression to 3-cycles will be highlighted.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse compression; supercontinuum generation; CEP-stable few-cycle mid-IR OPCPA; carrier envelope phase; extreme nonlinear optics; high average power few-cycle pulses; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; self-compression; strong field physics; supercontinuum generation; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Numerical stability; Optical pulses; Stability analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
