Contemporary ultrafast science requires reliable sources of high-energy few-cycle light
pulses. Currently two methods are capable of generating such pulses: post compression of …

Ultrafast lasers reaching extremely high powers within short fractions of time enable a
plethora of applications. They grant advanced material processing capabilities, are effective …

Extreme nonlinear interactions of THz electromagnetic fields with matter are the next frontier
in nonlinear optics. However, reaching this frontier in free space is limited by the existing …

Nonlinear propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in bulk transparent media leads
to a specific propagation regime, termed femtosecond filamentation, which in turn produces …

In attosecond and strong-field physics, the acquisition of data in an acceptable time
demands the combination of high peak power with high average power. We report a 21 W …

A high-brightness ultrabroadband supercontinuum white laser is desirable for various fields
of modern science. Here, we present an intense ultraviolet-visible-infrared full-spectrum …

The pulse duration at the output of femtosecond lasers is usually close to the Fourier limit,
and can be shortened by increasing the spectral width. To this end, use is made of self …

High-energy phase-stable sub-cycle mid-infrared pulses can provide unique opportunities to
explore phase-sensitive strong-field light–matter interactions in atoms, molecules and solids …

Supercontinuum generation in a solid-state medium was investigated experimentally. A
continuum covering 460 to 950 nm was obtained when 0.8 mJ/30 fs Ti: sapphire laser …

The generation of power-and wavelength-scalable few optical cycle pulses remains one of
the major challenges in modern laser physics. Over the past decade, the development of …