Self‐Compression of High Energy Ultrashort Laser Pulses

Nonlinear pulse compression techniques have been applied widely in the pursuit of ultra‐intense laser pulse with extremely high pulse energy (≈mJ) and extremely short pulse duration (≈sub‐10 fs). Although postcompression techniques using dispersive gratings or chirped mirrors have achieved 1 TW few‐...

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Veröffentlicht in:Laser & photonics reviews 2024-02, Vol.18 (2), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Ran, Qiandong, Li, Hao, Chang, Wonkeun, Wang, QiJie
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Zusammenfassung:Nonlinear pulse compression techniques have been applied widely in the pursuit of ultra‐intense laser pulse with extremely high pulse energy (≈mJ) and extremely short pulse duration (≈sub‐10 fs). Although postcompression techniques using dispersive gratings or chirped mirrors have achieved 1 TW few‐cycle pulses, further increasing of the pulse intensity is limited by the damage threshold of dispersive optics, especially when self‐focusing and ionization in the propagation medium are considered. To overcome such limitations, ultrashort pulses self‐compression techniques without vulnerable dispersive optics have been explored in the past two decades. In this paper, the latest advances in these techniques will be reviewed with a discussion on the progress of various experimental approaches as well as their potential applications and roles in generating extremely intense optical fields for strong‐field physics research. Self‐compression techniques without dispersion compensation optics have been explored for high‐energy few‐cycle pulse generation in the past two decades. In this paper, the latest advances in these techniques will be reviewed with a discussion on the progress of various experimental approaches as well as their potential applications in generating extremely intense optical fields for strong‐field physics research.
ISSN:1863-8880
1863-8899
DOI:10.1002/lpor.202300595