Microjoule-level, tunable sub-10 fs UV pulses by broadband sum-frequency generation

作者:Varillas Rocio Borrego; Candeo Alessia; Viola Daniele; Garavelli Marco; De Silvestri Sandro; Cerullo Giulio; Manzoni Cristian*
来源:Optics Letters, 2014, 39(13): 3849-3852.
DOI:10.1364/OL.39.003849

摘要

We introduce a scheme for the generation of tunable few-optical-cycle UV pulses based on sum-frequency generation between a broadband visible pulse and a narrowband pulse ranging from the visible to the near-IR. This configuration generates broadband UV pulses tunable from 0.3 to 0.4 mu m, with energy up to 1.5 mu J. By exploiting nonlinear phase transfer, transform-limited pulse durations are achieved. Full characterization of the UV pulse spectral phase is obtained by two-dimensional spectral shearing interferometry, which is here extended to the UV spectral range. We demonstrate clean 8.4 fs UV pulses.

  • 出版日期2014-7-1