https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134110010
Multi-octave supercontinuum generation from mid-infrared filamentation in a bulk crystal
1 ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
2 School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
3 Centre de Physique Théorique, CNRS, École Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France
4 ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
a e-mail: dane.austin@icfo.es
We present supercontinuum generation pumped by femtosecond mid-infrared pulses in a bulk homogeneous material. The spectrum extends from 450 nm into the midinfrared, and carries high spectral energy density (3 pJ/nm–10 nJ/nm). The supercontinuum has high shot-to-shot reproducibility and preserves the carrier-to-envelope phase. Our result paves the way for compact supercontinuum sources with unprecedented bandwidth.
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