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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 18, Iss. 25 — Dec. 6, 2010
  • pp: 25958–25966

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Broadband supercontinuum generation method combining mid-infrared chirped-pulse modulation and generalized polarization gating

Hongchuan Du and Bitao Hu  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 25, pp. 25958-25966 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.025958


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Abstract

We present a method to control the harmonic process by a mid-infrared modulated generalized polarization gating for the generation of the broadband supercontinuum. Using a mid-IR generalized polarization gating modulated by a weaker mid-IR linearly polarized chirped field, the ionization, acceleration and recombination steps in the HHG process are simultaneously controlled, leading to the efficient generation of an ultra-broadband supercontinuum covered by the spectral range from ultraviolet to water window x-ray. Using this method we expect that isolated sub-100 attosecond pulses with tunable wavelength could be obtained straightforwardly.

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OCIS Codes
(190.4160) Nonlinear optics : Multiharmonic generation
(300.6560) Spectroscopy : Spectroscopy, x-ray
(320.7110) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics

ToC Category:
Ultrafast Optics

History
Original Manuscript: September 29, 2010
Revised Manuscript: November 3, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: November 22, 2010
Published: November 29, 2010

Citation
Hongchuan Du and Bitao Hu, "Broadband supercontinuum generation method combining mid-infrared chirped-pulse modulation and generalized polarization gating," Opt. Express 18, 25958-25966 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-25-25958


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