Generation of High-Energy Few-Cycle Laser Pulses by Using the Ionization-Induced Self-Compression Effect

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作者
Skobelev, S. A. [1 ]
Kim, A. V. [1 ]
Willi, O. [2 ]
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Appl Phys, Nizhnii Novgorod 603950, Russia
[2] Univ Dusseldorf, Inst Laser & Plasmaphys, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
关键词
PROPAGATION; INTENSE; FILAMENTATION; FREQUENCY; GAS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.123904
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A mechanism behind the ionization-induced self-compression effect for ultrashort laser pulses propagating in gas-filled capillaries is proposed. It is shown that as a result of excitation of the nonlinear-plasma waveguide laser pulses producing gas ionization can be self-compressed to few-cycle duration. This effect is used for high-energy laser pulses and its scalability to J-level energies is demonstrated.
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