Generation of 4.3 fs, 1 mJ laser pulses via compression of circularly polarized pulses in a gas-filled hollow-core fiber

We report the generation of 4.3 fs, 1 mJ pulses at 1 kHz using a hollow-core fiber compressor seeded with circularly polarized laser pulses. We observe up to 30% more energy throughput compared to the case of linearly polarized laser input, together with significantly improved output spectral stabil...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 34; no. 10; p. 1588
Main Authors Chen, Xiaowei, Jullien, Aurélie, Malvache, Arnaud, Canova, Lorenzo, Borot, Antonin, Trisorio, Alexandre, Durfee, Charles G, Lopez-Martens, Rodrigo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.05.2009
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Summary:We report the generation of 4.3 fs, 1 mJ pulses at 1 kHz using a hollow-core fiber compressor seeded with circularly polarized laser pulses. We observe up to 30% more energy throughput compared to the case of linearly polarized laser input, together with significantly improved output spectral stability. Seeding with circularly polarized pulses proves to be an effective approach for high-energy operation of the hollow-fiber compression technique.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.34.001588