A 260 MW light source at 7 μm center wavelength as a path to strong field science in the far infrared
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Adam M. Summers; Derrek J. Wilson; Carlos Trallero-Herrero
- Source
- Frontiers in Optics 2015.
- Subject
- Physics
Wavelength
Optics
Light source
Far infrared
business.industry
Path (graph theory)
Pulse duration
Strong field
business
Pulse (physics)
- Language
We demonstrate a far infrared source (7 \mu m) with pulse duration of < 120 fs and pulse energies of 31 mJ. Additionally, we show a clear path to achieving GW level peak power.