Sub-8-fs pulses from an ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifier in the visible

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Authors

Giulio Cerullo · Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

M. Nisoli · Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

S. Stagira · Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

S. De Silvestri · Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

Abstract

Pulses with 180-THz bandwidth and 2-microJ energy were generated by a noncollinear optical parametric amplifier in the visible, pumped by the second harmonic of a Ti:sapphire laser. A portion of the amplified pulse spectrum was compressed to 7.2 fs by use of a thin prism sequence.

Topics & Keywords

Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Optics Letters

Volume 23, Issue 16, pp. 1283-1283

DOI: 10.1364/ol.23.001283

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