We demonstrate the use of a very simple, compact, and versatile method, based on the hollow-fiber compression technique, to shorten the temporal length of visible laser pulses of 100-300 fs to pulse durations shorter than approximate to 50 fs. In particular, 200 fs, frequency-doubled, Nd:glass laser pulses (527 nm) were spectrally broadened to final bandwidths as large as 25 nm by nonlinear propagation through an Ar-filled hollow fiber. A compact, dispersive, prism-pair compressor was then used to produce as short as 40 fs, 150 mu J pulses. A very satisfactory agreement between numerical simulations and measurements is found. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.

Hollow-fiber compression of visible, 200 fs laser pulses to 40 fs pulse duration

Amoruso S;Bruzzese R;Wang X;Sansone G;Vozzi C;Nisoli M
2007

Abstract

We demonstrate the use of a very simple, compact, and versatile method, based on the hollow-fiber compression technique, to shorten the temporal length of visible laser pulses of 100-300 fs to pulse durations shorter than approximate to 50 fs. In particular, 200 fs, frequency-doubled, Nd:glass laser pulses (527 nm) were spectrally broadened to final bandwidths as large as 25 nm by nonlinear propagation through an Ar-filled hollow fiber. A compact, dispersive, prism-pair compressor was then used to produce as short as 40 fs, 150 mu J pulses. A very satisfactory agreement between numerical simulations and measurements is found. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.
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