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Ti:sapphire based ultrafast pump-probe laser source in the violet and ultraviolet

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OSTI ID:10129708

Frequency conversion of an ultrafast 810 nm Ti:sapphire laser has produced 15 mJ, 165-fs pulses at 405 nm with an energy conversion efficiency of 35%. Upon tripling the fundamental to 270 nm, an energy of 0.8 mJ is obtained. Unconverted to 405-nm light is used to generate an ultrafast supercontinuum in water that extends from 200 nm to 600 nm. The system operates at a 5 Hz repetition rate, and is useful for applications in deep ultraviolet pump-probe ultrafast spectroscopy.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
10129708
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--94-502; CONF-940142--26; ON: DE94007542
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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