Long-wavelength-infrared laser filamentation in solids in the near-single-cycle regime

Qu, Shizhen; Chaudhary Nagar, Garima; Li, Wenkai; Liu, Kun; Zou, Xiao; Hon Luen, Seck; Dempsey, Dennis; Hong, Kyung-Han; Jie Wang, Qi; Zhang, Ying; Shim, Bonggu; Liang, Houkun

doi:10.1364/OL.389456

Title: Long-wavelength-infrared laser filamentation in solids in the near-single-cycle regime

Journal Article · Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.389456· OSTI ID:1608358

Qu, Shizhen; Chaudhary Nagar, Garima; Li, Wenkai; Liu, Kun; Zou, Xiao; Hon Luen, Seck; Dempsey, Dennis;

; Jie Wang, Qi; Zhang, Ying; Shim, Bonggu; Liang, Houkun

We experimentally demonstrate long-wavelength-infrared (LWIR) femtosecond filamentation in solids. Systematic investigations of supercontinuum (SC) generation and self-compression of the LWIR pulses assisted by laser filamentation are performed in bulk KrS-5 and ZnSe, pumped by $\sim <#comment/> 145 f s$ , 9 µm, 10 µJ pulses from an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier operating at 10 kHz of repetition rate. Multi-octave SC spectra are demonstrated in both materials. While forming stable single filament, 1.5 cycle LWIR pulses with 4.5 µJ output pulse energy are produced via soliton-like self-compression in a 5 mm thick KrS-5. The experimental results quantitatively agree well with the numerical simulation based on the unidirectional pulse propagation equation. This work shows the experimental feasibility of high-energy, near-single-cycle LWIR light bullet generation in solids.

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OSTI ID:: 1608358

Journal Information:: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Vol. 45 Journal Issue: 8; ISSN 0146-9592

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