Generation and characterization of intense ultrashort tunable far-infrared (30-250 /spl mu/m) laser pulses

Author

Yan, X. ; MacLeod, A.M. ; Gillespie, W.A. ; Knippels, G.M.H. ; Oepts, D. ; van der Meer, A.F.G.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Abertay Dundee, UK

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

396

Lastpage

397

Abstract

Summary form only given.Intense rapidly tunable picosecond laser pulses have been generated in the far-infrared from 30 to 250 /spl mu/m, a range that is not well covered by other sources. The transform-limited, diffraction-limited laser pulses have energies of up to 17 /spl mu/J, peak powers of more than 1 MW, a length of only 18 periods of the optical field, and focused intensities of 0.1 GW/cm/sup 2/. The far-infrared free-electron laser opens up the exciting possibility of performing nonlinear experiments in a relatively unexplored spectral range.

Keywords

free electron lasers; infrared sources; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; nonlinear optics; optical focusing; optical pulse generation; submillimetre wave lasers; 17 muJ; 30 to 250 mum; far-infrared free-electron laser; focused intensities; intense ultrashort tunable far-infrared FEL laser pulse characterisation; nonlinear optical experiments; optical field; optical pulse generation; peak powers; rapidly tunable picosecond laser pulses; transform-limited diffraction-limited laser pulses; Character generation; Free electron lasers; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Solids; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.907168

Filename

907168