Abstract
We demonstrate the use of a very simple, compact, and versatile method, based on the hollow-fiber compression technique, to shorten the temporal length of visible laser pulses of to pulse durations shorter than . In particular, , frequency-doubled, Nd:glass laser pulses were spectrally broadened to final bandwidths as large as by nonlinear propagation through an Ar-filled hollow fiber. A compact, dispersive, prism-pair compressor was then used to produce as short as , pulses. A very satisfactory agreement between numerical simulations and measurements is found.
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