Generation of 5 fs, 0.5 TW pulses focusable to relativistic intensities at 1 kHz
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- 2 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 16 (14) , 10684-10689
Abstract
We have demonstrated the generation of 5 fs, 0.5 TW pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate using a pulse compression technique in a hollow fiber with a pressure gradient. Owing to the excellent beam quality by passing through the hollow fiber, the beam after pulse compression could be focused to a nearly diffraction-limited spot size. We obtained for the first time a peak intensity as high as 5×1018 W/cm2 in the 2-cycle regime.Keywords
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