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

Proceedings of SPIE SPIE 10088:Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVI (2017)

Authors:

David Lloyd, K O'Keeffe, A Wyatt, Patrick Anderson, Daniel Treacher, Simon Hooker

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.

High harmonic generation in gas-filled photonic crystal fibers

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Part F82-CLEO_Europe 2017 (2017)

Authors:

F Wiegandt, PN Anderson, F Yu, DJ Treacher, DT Lloyd, PJ Mosley, SM Hooker, IA Walmsley

Improving the resolution obtained in lensless imaging with spatially shaped high-order harmonics

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Part F82-CLEO_Europe 2017 (2017)

Authors:

D Treacher, DT Lloyd, K O'Keeffe, PN Anderson, SM Hooker

Multimode quasi-phase-matching of high-order harmonic generation in gas-filled photonic crystal fibers

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Part F82-CLEO_Europe 2017 (2017)

Authors:

PN Anderson, F Wiegandt, F Yu, DJ Treacher, DT Lloyd, PJ Mosley, SM Hooker, IA Walmsley

Blind digital holographic microscopy

PRACTICAL HOLOGRAPHY XXXI: MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS 10127 (2017)

Authors:

PN Anderson, F Wiegandt, DJ Treacher, MM Mang, I Gianani, A Schiavi, DT Lloyd, K OKeeffe, SM Hooker, IA Walmsley