Direct carrier-envelope phase stabilization of a soliton-effect compressed sub-two-cycle pulse source through nonlinear mixing of solitonic and dispersive waves

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Amorim, AA (Author) Other; Bernardo, LM (Author) Other; X. Kaertner (Author) Other; Crespo, HM (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Vol. 111

Pages: 659-664

ISSN: 0946-2171

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Physical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-A8S

DOI: 10.1007/s00340-013-5393-6

Abstract (EN): We present a carrier-envelope phase (CEP) stabilized sub-two-cycle 5.2 fs pulse source based on soliton-effect self-compression of femtosecond laser pulses in millimetre-long highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibres. We employ a simple and efficient scheme to generate a strong (40-60 dB, configuration dependent) CEP beat signal directly from the pulse source via f-to-2f interferometry where the second harmonic of the main soliton pulse is mixed with the isolated dispersive blue/green radiation peak that is also generated in the compression process, obviating the need for additional spectral broadening mechanisms.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6