Generation of sub-30 fs ultraviolet pulses by Raman induced phase modulation in nitrogen

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作者
Noack, F
Steinkellner, O
Tzankov, P
Ritze, HH
Herrmann, J
Kida, Y
机构
[1] Max Born Inst Nonlinear Opt & Short Pulse Spect, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[2] Kyushu Univ, Dept Appl Chem, Grad Sch Engn, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
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OPTICS EXPRESS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 07期
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10.1364/OPEX.13.002467
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate compression of ultrashort light pulses in the ultraviolet (UV) by impulsively excited molecular wave-packets in nitrogen filled in a 25 cm long hollow waveguide of 128 mu m diameter. After compression with CaF2 prisms the pulse duration was determined by XFROG to be 23 fs with a time-bandwidth product of 0.50. The advantages of our technique are high efficiency and the possibility to use it also for pulses at wavelength shorter than 200 nm. The experimental observations are explained by a theoretical model. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.
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