Bright spatially coherent wavelength-tunable deep-UV laser source using an Ar-filled photonic crystal fiber |
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Authors: | Joly N Y Nold J Chang W Hölzer P Nazarkin A Wong G K L Biancalana F Russell P St J |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. |
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Abstract: | We report on the spectral broadening of ~1 μJ 30 fs pulses propagating in an Ar-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In contrast with supercontinuum generation in a solid-core photonic crystal fiber, the absence of Raman and unique pressure-controlled dispersion results in efficient emission of dispersive waves in the deep-UV region. The UV light emerges in the single-lobed fundamental mode and is tunable from 200 to 320 nm by varying the pulse energy and gas pressure. The setup is extremely simple, involving <1 m of a gas-filled photonic crystal fiber, and the UV signal is stable and bright, with experimental IR to deep-UV conversion efficiencies as high as 8%. The source is of immediate interest in applications demanding high spatial coherence, such as laser lithography or confocal microscopy. |
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