Abstract
Using self-phase modulation in a hollow-core fiber filled with xenon, we were able to produce laser pulses with a duration of at a repetition rate of up to . We started with , , pulses generated by a Coherent RegA Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier system, then spectrally broadened the bandwidth to more than . Dispersion compensation was achieved with two pairs of chirped mirrors. This is believed to be the first time this type of compression was achieved at a repetition rate as high as . This brings the advantages of few-cycle laser pulses to experiments that require high-repetition-rate, low-energy laser systems, for example, coincidence experiments.
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