Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal

F. Silva (), D.R. Austin, A. Thai, M. Baudisch, M. Hemmer, D. Faccio, A. Couairon and J. Biegert
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F. Silva: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques
D.R. Austin: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques
A. Thai: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques
M. Baudisch: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques
M. Hemmer: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques
D. Faccio: School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
A. Couairon: Centre de Physique Théorique, CNRS, École Polytechnique
J. Biegert: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques

Nature Communications, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-5

Abstract: Abstract In supercontinuum generation, various propagation effects combine to produce a dramatic spectral broadening of intense ultrashort optical pulses. With a host of applications, supercontinuum sources are often required to possess a range of properties such as spectral coverage from the ultraviolet across the visible and into the infrared, shot-to-shot repeatability, high spectral energy density and an absence of complicated pulse splitting. Here we present an all-in-one solution, the first supercontinuum in a bulk homogeneous material extending from 450 nm into the mid-infrared. The spectrum spans 3.3 octaves and carries high spectral energy density (2 pJ nm−1–10 nJ nm−1), and the generation process has high shot-to-shot reproducibility and preserves the carrier-to-envelope phase. Our method, based on filamentation of femtosecond mid-infrared pulses in the anomalous dispersion regime, allows for compact new supercontinuum sources.

Date: 2012
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