Nonlinear pulse compression based on a gas-filled multipass cell
Author(s) -
Loïc Lavenu,
Michele Natile,
Florent Guichard,
Yoann Zaouter,
Xavier Délen,
Marc Hanna,
Eric Mottay,
Patrick Georges
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.43.002252
Subject(s) - optics , ultrashort pulse , pulse compression , pulse shaping , laser , materials science , pulse (music) , nonlinear system , self phase modulation , fiber laser , argon , compression (physics) , bandwidth limited pulse , nonlinear optics , physics , computer science , atomic physics , telecommunications , radar , quantum mechanics , detector , composite material
We demonstrate nonlinear temporal compression of a high-energy Yb-doped fiber laser source in a multipass cell filled with argon. The 160 μJ 275 fs input pulses are compressed down to 135 μJ 33 fs at the output, corresponding to an overall transmission of 85%. We also analyze the output beam, revealing essentially no space-time couplings. We believe this technique can be scalable to higher pulse energies and shorter pulse durations, enabling access to a wider parameter range for a large variety of ultrafast laser sources.
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