Authors

T. R. Ensley; D. A. Fishman; S. Webster; L. A. Padilha; D. J. Hagan;E. W. Van Stryland

Comments

Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at [email protected]

Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Express

Keywords

WHITE-LIGHT CONTINUUM; LASER-PULSES; GENERATION; SAPPHIRE; FIBER; Optics

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate that the use of a weak seed pulse of energy less than 0.4% of the pump results in a spectral energy enhancement that spans over 2 octaves and a total energy enhancement of more than 3 times for supercontinua generated by millijoule level femtosecond pulses in Krypton gas. Strong four-wave mixing of the pump-seed pulse interacting in the gas is observed. The spectral irradiance generated from the seeding process is sufficiently high to use white-light continuum as an alternative to conventional tunable sources of radiation for applications such as nonlinear optical spectroscopy.

Journal Title

Optics Express

Volume

19

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

757

Last Page

763

WOS Identifier

WOS:000286314600037

ISSN

1094-4087

Download

Share

COinS
 

Accessibility Statement

This item was created or digitized prior to April 24, 2027, or is a reproduction of legacy media created before that date. It is preserved in its original, unmodified state specifically for research, reference, or historical recordkeeping. In accordance with the ADA Title II Final Rule, the University Libraries provides accessible versions of archival materials upon request. To request an accommodation for this item, please submit an accessibility request form.