Multi-millijoule few-cycle mid-infrared pulses through nonlinear self-compression in bulk
Multi-millijoule few-cycle mid-infrared pulses through nonlinear self-compression in bulk
Abstract The physics of strong-field applications requires driver laser pulses that are both energetic and extremely short. Whereas optical amplifiers, laser and parametric, boost the energy, their gain bandwidth restricts the attainable pulse duration, requiring additional nonlinear spectral broadening to enable few or even single cycle compression and a corresponding …