Nonlinear Optics in Guided Geometries - Abstract

Bergé, Luc

Pulse self-compression mediated by filamentation: From UV to IR

We report numerical results on the self-compression of ultrashort filaments in pressurized gas cells. Few-cycle output pulses operating at various wavelengths between 266 nm and 2 microns follow either from direct filamentation or from frequency conversion processes.