Simultaneous compression, characterization and phase stabilization of GW-level 1.4 cycle VIS-NIR femtosecond pulses using a single dispersion-scan setup

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Francisco Silva (Author) Other; Miguel Miranda (Author) Other; Benjamin Alonso (Author) Other; Jens Rauschenberger (Author) Other; Vladimir Pervak (Author) Other; Helder Crespo (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Optics Express

Vol. 22

Pages: 10181-10190

ISSN: 1094-4087

Publisher: Optical Society of America

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Physical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-DD4

DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.010181

Abstract (EN): We have temporally characterized, dispersion compensated and carrier-envelope phase stabilized 1.4-cycle pulses (3.2 fs) with 160 mu J of energy at 722 nm using a minimal and convenient dispersion-scan setup. The setup is all inline, does not require interferometric beamsplitting, and uses components available in most laser laboratories. Broadband minimization of third-order dispersion using propagation in water enabled reducing the compressed pulse duration from 3.8 to 3.2 fs with the same set of chirped mirrors. Carrier-envelope phase stabilization of the octave-spanning pulses was also performed by the dispersion-scan setup. This unprecedentedly simple and reliable approach provides reproducible CEP-stabilized pulses in the single-cycle regime for applications such as CEP-sensitive spectroscopy and isolated attosecond pulse generation. (C)2014 Optical Society of America

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10