Resonant dispersive wave emission: a route toward few-cycle, tunable strong-field drivers in the visible
Abstract
Intense ultrafast lasers are the backbone of strong-field physics and enable table-top scale applications of coherent high-photon energy radiation through high-harmonic generation (HHG). Using short-wavelength drivers in HHG promises highly efficient conversion into the extreme ultraviolet, but short pulse durations are essential to this approach. We generate multi-GW peak power, sub-10 fs pulses in the visible with broad spectral tunability (220--752 nm) by harnessing soliton dynamics in large-core, gas-filled capillary fibers for high-energy resonant dispersive wave emission. This establishes the potential of resonant dispersive waves as a new class of driving lasers for HHG and strong-field physics in addition to widespread applications in ultrafast spectroscopy.
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BibTeX
@misc{gebhardt2026resonant,
title = {{Resonant dispersive wave emission: a route toward few-cycle, tunable strong-field drivers in the visible}},
author = {Martin Gebhardt and Joleik Nordmann and Nikoleta Kotsina and Michael Heynck and Teodora Grigorova and Christian Brahms and John C. Travers},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.15108},
eprint = {2610.15108},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.15108},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Resonant dispersive wave emission: a route toward few-cycle, tunable strong-field drivers in the visible
AU - Martin Gebhardt
AU - Joleik Nordmann
AU - Nikoleta Kotsina
AU - Michael Heynck
AU - Teodora Grigorova
AU - Christian Brahms
AU - John C. Travers
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/10
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.15108
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.15108
AB - Intense ultrafast lasers are the backbone of strong-field physics and enable table-top scale applications of coherent high-photon energy radiation through high-harmonic generation (HHG). Using short-wavelength drivers in HHG promises highly efficient conversion into the extreme ultraviolet, but short pulse durations are essential to this approach. We generate multi-GW peak power, sub-10 fs pulses in the visible with broad spectral tunability (220--752 nm) by harnessing soliton dynamics in large-core, gas-filled capillary fibers for high-energy resonant dispersive wave emission. This establishes the potential of resonant dispersive waves as a new class of driving lasers for HHG and strong-field physics in addition to widespread applications in ultrafast spectroscopy.
ER -