Open AccessFrequency domain tailoring for intra-pulse frequency mixing
Author(s) -
Guilmot Ernotte,
Philippe Lassonde,
François Légaré,
Bruno E. Schmidt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.024225
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , optics , filamentation , carrier envelope phase , physics , jitter , pulse shaping , attosecond , pulse (music) , ultrashort pulse , nonlinear optics , bandwidth limited pulse , amplitude , laser , telecommunications , optical fiber , detector , computer science , photonic crystal fiber
Generating mid infrared (MIR) pulses by difference frequency generation (DFG) is often a trade-off between the maximum stability given by all-inline intra-pulse arrangements and the independent control of pulse parameters with inter-pulse pump-probe like scenarios. We propose a coalescence between both opposing approaches by realizing an all-inline inter-pulse DFG scheme employing a 4-f setup. This allows independent manipulation of the amplitude, delay and polarization of the two corresponding spectral side bands of a supercontinuum source while maintaining 20 attoseconds jitter without any feedback stabilization. After filamentation in air, the broadened Ti:Sa spectrum is tailored in a 4-f setup to generate tunable MIR pulses. In this manner, 2 µm, 4.8 µJ, 26.5 fs and carrier-envelope-phase (CEP) stabilized pulses are generated in a single DFG stage.