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@ARTICLE{Sanchez:316850,
author = {Sanchez, D. and Hemmer, M. and Baudisch, M. and Cousin, S.
L. and Zawilski, K. and Schunemann, P. and Chalus, O. and
Simon-Boisson, C. and Biegert, J.},
title = {7 $\mu$m, ultrafast, sub-millijoule-level mid-infrared
optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier pumped at
2 $\mu$m},
journal = {Optica},
volume = {3},
number = {2},
issn = {2334-2536},
address = {Washington, DC},
publisher = {OSA},
reportid = {PUBDB-2017-00242},
pages = {147 - 150},
year = {2016},
abstract = {We present a novel all-fiber pumped optical parametric
chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA) architecture to generate
self-carrier-to-envelope-phase stable,
sub-eight-optical-cycle duration pulses at 7 μm wavelength
approaching millijoulelevel pulse energy at 100 Hz
repetition rate. The system yields a peak power of 1.1 GW
and, if focused to the diffraction limit, would reach a peak
intensity of 7 × 10$^{14}$ W∕cm$^2$. The OPCPA is pumped
by a 2 μm Ho:YLF chirped pulse amplifier to leverage the
highly efficient and broadband response of the nonlinear
crystal ZGP. The 7 μm seed at 100 MHz is generated via
difference frequency generation from an Er:Tm:Ho multi-arm
fiber frequency comb, and a fraction of its output optically
injects the Ho:YLF amplifier. Whilethe pulse bandwidth at 7
μm is perfectly suited for nonlinear and spectroscopic
applications, current parameters offer, for the first time,
to the best of our knowledge, the possibility to explore
strong-field physics in an entirely new wavelength range
with a ponderomotive force 77 times larger than from an 800
nm source. The overall OPCPA system is very compact and
provides a new tool for investigations directly in the
molecular fingerprint region of the electro-magnetic
spectrum or to drive high harmonic generation to produce
fully coherent x-rays in the multi-kiloelectron-volt range
and possibly zeptosecond temporal waveforms.},
cin = {FS-CFEL-2 / CFEL-UFOX},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)FS-CFEL-2-20120731 /
I:(DE-H253)CFEL-UFOX-20160927},
pnm = {6211 - Extreme States of Matter: From Cold Ions to Hot
Plasmas (POF3-621)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6211},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)NOSPEC-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000370815900007},
doi = {10.1364/OPTICA.3.000147},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/316850},
}