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Nonlinear-optical spectral transformation of few-cycle laser pulses in photonic-crystal fibers

E. E. Serebryannikov1, A. M. Zheltikov1,*, N. Ishii2, C. Y. Teisset2, S. Köhler2, T. Fuji2, T. Metzger2, F. Krausz2,3, and A. Baltuška2,†

  • 1Physics Department, International Laser Center, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorob’evy gory, Moscow 119992, Russia
  • 2Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
  • 3Department für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, D-85748 Garching, Germany

  • *Email address: zheltikov@phys.msu.ru
  • †Email address: andrius.baltuska@mpq.mpg.de
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Phys. Rev. E 72, 056603 – Published 4 November, 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.056603

Abstract

Photonic-crystal fibers with special dispersion profiles are shown to provide a high efficiency of spectral transformation of chirped sub-6‐fs Ti:sapphire laser pulses. With the wavelength of zero group-velocity dispersion of the fiber lying within the broad spectrum of the input few-cycle pulse, the output spectra feature well-resolved spectral peaks, indicative of soliton self-frequency shift, four-wave mixing, and Cherenkov emission of dispersive waves. We demonstrate that up to 3% of radiation energy at the output of the fiber can be confined within a spectrally isolated soliton peak centered at 1060nm, which is ideally suited as a seed for Nd:YAG- and ytterbium-based laser devices.

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Phys. Rev. E 72, 056603– Published 4 November, 2005
  • Received 31 May 2005

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