4% Conversion of sub-uJ near-IR pulses to deep UV in fundamental mode of Ar-filled PCF

Holzer, PNold , J.Joly, N YWong, K. L. G.Scharrer, M.Stark, S. P.Chang, WonkeunPodlipensky, A.Russell, P. St. J.2015-12-13May 16-219781557528902http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83504We report extreme self-compression of sub-μJ 30 fs pulses at 800 nm in Ar-filled hollow-core PCF, resulting in 4% conversion to deep UV light in the fundamental guided mode, pressure-tunable from 220-270 nm.Keywords: Deep uv; Fs pulse; Fundamental modes; Guided modes; Hollow-core; Near-IR; Self-compression; Photonic crystal fibers4% Conversion of sub-uJ near-IR pulses to deep UV in fundamental mode of Ar-filled PCF20102016-02-24