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1.5-octave chirped mirror for pulse compression down to sub-3 fs

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We demonstrate numerically and experimentally a chirped mirror with controlled reflectivity and dispersion of up to 1.5 octaves. A complementary pair of such mirrors has a reflectivity of 95% in the wavelength range 400–1200 nm with residual group delay dispersion ripples <100 fs2 in all of this range. The mirror pair allows one to compensate a chirp of the corresponding spectrum (with a smooth phase), resulting in sub-3-fs pulses.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany

    V. Pervak, S. Naumov & F. Krausz

  2. Research Computing Center, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119992, Moscow, Russia

    A.V. Tikhonravov & M.K. Trubetskov

  3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748, Garching, Germany

    F. Krausz & A. Apolonski

  4. Institute of Automation and Electrometry, RAS, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    A. Apolonski

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Pervak, V., Tikhonravov, A., Trubetskov, M. et al. 1.5-octave chirped mirror for pulse compression down to sub-3 fs. Appl. Phys. B 87, 5–12 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2467-8

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