Tunable, octave-spannning supercontinuum driven by X-Waves formation in condensed Kerr media.

Alessandro Averchi, Daniele Faccio, Antonio Lotti, Miroslav Kolesik, Jerome V. Moloney, Arnaud Couairon, Paolo Di Trapani

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Abstract

We generate an enhanced blue-shifted continuum in bulk Kerr media in ultrashort laser pulse filamentaiton at 1055 nm. At threshold, a spectrally isolated blue peak appears, while at higher energies the continuum expands from the blue peak and spans more than an octave in the spectrum. The central wavelength of the peak can be tuned in a 150 nm range. The effect is explained in terms of X-waves generation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpringer Series in Chemical Physics
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages858-860
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Chemical Physics
Volume92
ISSN (Print)0172-6218

Keywords

  • Angular Dispersion
  • Group Velocity
  • Input Pulse
  • Self Phase Modulation
  • Ultrashort Laser Pulse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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