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Nonlinear Optics with Phase-Controlled Pulses in the Sub-Two-Cycle Regime

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
Nonlinear optical effects due to the phase between carrier and envelope are observed with 5fs pulses from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser. These sub-two-cycle pulses with octave spanning spectra are the shortest pulses ever generated directly from a laser oscillator. Detection of the carrier-envelope phase slip is made possible by simply focusing the short pulses directly from the oscillator into a BBO crystal. As a further example of nonlinear optics with such short pulses, the interference between second- and third-harmonic components is also demonstrated.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40204658
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 86; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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