Soliton-effect self-compressed single-cycle 9.6-W mid-IR pulses from a 21-W OPCPA at 3.25 μm and 160 kHz

Ugaitz Elu, Matthias Baudisch, Hugo Pires +6

We report a 21-W mid-IR OPCPA that generates 131-μJ and 97 fs (sub-9-cycle) pulses at 160 kHz repetition rate and at a centre wavelength of 3.25 μm. Pulse-to-pulse stability of the…