Abstract

Multi-pass cells (MPCs) have emerged as very attractive tools for spectral broadening and post-compression applications. We discuss pulse energy limitations of standard MPCs considering basic geometrical scaling principles and introduce a novel energy scaling method using a MPC arranged in a bow tie geometry. Employing nonlinear pulse propagation simulations, we numerically demonstrate the compression of 125 mJ, 1 ps pulses to 50 fs using a compact 2 m long setup and outline routes to extend our approach into the Joule-regime.

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Title
High-energy bow tie multi-pass cells for nonlinear spectral broadening applications
Author
Heyl, Christoph M 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Seidel, Marcus 2 ; Escoto, Esmerando 2 ; Schönberg, Arthur 2 ; Carlström, Stefanos 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Arisholm, Gunnar 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lang, Tino 2 ; Hartl, Ingmar 2 

1  Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY , Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; Helmholtz-Institute Jena , Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany; GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH , Planckstraße 1, Darmstadt, 64291, Germany 
2  Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY , Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany 
3  Department of Physics, Lund University , Box 118, SE-221 10 Lund, Sweden; Max-Born-Institut , Max-Born-Straße 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany 
4  FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) , P. O. Box 25, NO-2027 Kjeller, Norway 
First page
014002
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Jan 2022
Publisher
IOP Publishing
e-ISSN
25157647
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/ac483a
ProQuest document ID
2635872150
Copyright
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.