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Combined visible and near-infrared OPA for wavelength scaling experiments in strong-field physics

Abstract:
We report the operation of an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) capable of producing gigawatt peak-power laser pulses with tunable wavelength in either the visible or near-infrared spectrum. The OPA has two distinct operation modes (i) generation of > 350 μJ, sub 100 fs pulses, tunable between 1250 - 1550 nm; (ii) generation of > 170 μJ, sub 150 fs pulses tunable between 490 - 530 nm. We have recorded high-order harmonic spectra over a wide range of driving wavelengths. This flexible source of femtosecond pulses presents a useful tool for exploring the wavelength-dependence of strong-field phenomena, in both the multi-photon and tunnel ionization regimes.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1117/12.2250775

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
Role:
Author


Publisher:
SPIE
Host title:
Proceedings of SPIE
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Volume:
10088
Issue:
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVI
Publication date:
2017-02-20
Acceptance date:
2017-02-20
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EISSN:
1996-756X
ISSN:
0277-786X


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685640
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2017-03-14

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