Efficient self-compression of ultrashort near-UV pulses in air-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers

Luan J, Russell PSJ, Novoa D (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Optics Express Optical Society of America

Book Volume: 29

Pages Range: 13787-13793

Journal Issue: 9

DOI: 10.1364/OE.422815

Abstract

We report generation of ultrashort near-UV pulses by soliton self-compression in kagomé-style hollow-core photonic crystal fibers filled with ambient air. Pump pulses with the energy of 2.6 μJ and duration of 54 fs at 400 nm were compressed temporally by a factor of 5, to a duration of ∼11 fs. The experimental results are supported by numerical simulations, showing that both Raman and Kerr effects play a role in the compression dynamics. The convenience of using ambient air and the absence of glass windows that would distort the compressed pulses makes the setup highly attractive as the basis of an efficient table-top UV pulse compressor.

Authors with CRIS profile

Philip St. John Russell Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Professur)

Involved external institutions

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Luan, J., Russell, P.S.J., & Novoa, D. (2021). Efficient self-compression of ultrashort near-UV pulses in air-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers. Optics Express, 29(9), 13787-13793. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.422815

MLA:

Luan, Jie, Philip St. John Russell, and David Novoa. "Efficient self-compression of ultrashort near-UV pulses in air-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers." Optics Express 29.9 (2021): 13787-13793.

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