CM65 and the newly released PC2151 are advanced dispersive multilayer mirror pairs exhibiting negative dispersion over a spectral bandwidth that extends beyond an optical octave around a central wavelength of 800 nm. This feature enables precise control of a temporal profile of a white light continuum emerging from bulk and noble-gas-filled hollow-core and photonic crystal fibers. Compared to the well-established PC1332 and PC70, which support an optical octave and consequently sub-two-cycle pulses, the CM65 and PC2151 designs ultimately enable generation of a near-one-cycle pulse. Their implementation allows to further push the limits of nonlinear pulse compression schemes.
Ultra broadband dispersive mirrors
Dispersive optics spanning more than an optical octave
(PresseBox)
(Garching, )
