Generation of High-Energy Few-Cycle Laser Pulses by Using the Ionization-Induced Self-Compression Effect

被引：36

作者：

Skobelev, S. A. ^{[1
]}

Kim, A. V. ^{[1
]}

Willi, O. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Appl Phys, Nizhnii Novgorod 603950, Russia

[2] Univ Dusseldorf, Inst Laser & Plasmaphys, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2012年 / 108卷 / 12期

关键词：

PROPAGATION; INTENSE; FILAMENTATION; FREQUENCY; GAS;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.123904

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A mechanism behind the ionization-induced self-compression effect for ultrashort laser pulses propagating in gas-filled capillaries is proposed. It is shown that as a result of excitation of the nonlinear-plasma waveguide laser pulses producing gas ionization can be self-compressed to few-cycle duration. This effect is used for high-energy laser pulses and its scalability to J-level energies is demonstrated.

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