GENERATION OF ULTRABROADBAND FEMTOSECOND PULSES IN THE MIDINFRARED BY OPTICAL RECTIFICATION OF 15 FS LIGHT-PULSES AT 100 MHZ REPETITION RATE

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BONVALET, A [1 ]
JOFFRE, M [1 ]
MARTIN, JL [1 ]
MIGUS, A [1 ]
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[1] CEA SACLAY,DBCM,SBE,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
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10.1063/1.114838
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Quasi-single-cycle near-infrared light pulses with a measured spectrum extending from 7 to 15 mu m have been generated, opening up new perspectives in IR spectroscopy. The method is based on the rectification of 0.8 mu m 10-15 fs light pulses from a 100 MHz oscillator, using the instantaneous second-order polarizability of bulk semiconductors such as GaAs. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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