Direct temporal characterization of sub-3-fs deep UV pulses generated by resonant dispersive wave emission

[EN]We report on the complete temporal characterization of ultrashort pulses, generated by resonant dispersive wave emission in gas-filled hollow-capillary fibers, with energy in the microjoule range and continuously tunable from the deep-ultraviolet to the ultraviolet. Temporal characterization of...

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Autores: Reduzzi, M., Pini, M., Mai, L., Cappenberg, F., Colaizzi, L., Vismarra, F., Crego García, Aurora, Lucchini, M., Brahms, C., Travers, J. C., Borrego Varillas, Rocío, Nisoli, M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión actualizada desde la publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/169901
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/169901
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Attosecond pulses
Nonlinear optical crystals
Nonlinear parametric processes
Optical amplifiers
Photonic crystal fibers
Third harmonic generation
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Sumario:[EN]We report on the complete temporal characterization of ultrashort pulses, generated by resonant dispersive wave emission in gas-filled hollow-capillary fibers, with energy in the microjoule range and continuously tunable from the deep-ultraviolet to the ultraviolet. Temporal characterization of such ultrabroad pulses, particularly challenging in this spectral region, was performed using an all-in-vacuum setup for self-diffraction frequency resolved optical gating (SD-FROG). Sub-3-fs pulses were measured, tunable from 250 nm to 350 nm, with a minimum pulse duration of 2.4 ± 0.1 fs.