OPTICAL ATTOSECOND PULSES
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
Ian Walmsley (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Wyatt A
(2013)
Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics
Raz O
(2011)
Vectorial phase retrieval for linear characterization of attosecond pulses.
in Physical review letters
Metcalf B
(2014)
Quantum teleportation on a photonic chip
in Nature Photonics
Metcalf B
(2014)
Quantum teleportation on a photonic chip
McCracken RA
(2015)
Multi-color carrier-envelope-phase stabilization for high-repetition-rate multi-pulse coherent synthesis.
in Optics letters
McCabe DJ
(2011)
Spatio-temporal focusing of an ultrafast pulse through a multiply scattering medium.
in Nature communications
McCabe D
(2010)
Space-time coupling of shaped ultrafast ultraviolet pulses from an acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter
in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Description | We have developed improved methods for complete characterization of the space-time fields of ultrashort optical pulses with complex spectra across a broad range of wavelengths. These are being applied to a novel source based on multiple phase-locked disjoint spectra. |
Exploitation Route | Continued discussion with companies for potential licensing opportunities. In particular conversations with APE GmbH, who have licensed related prior technology and currently manufacture instruments based on this. Collaboration with other institutional partners with an interest in determining what pulses they have generated. In particular, a collaboration with the group of Prof. Derryck Reid at Herriot-Watt University, who is synthesizing attosecond optical pulses using several coherent light sources based on multiwave mixing. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) |
Description | HICONO Studentship |
Amount | £1,600,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 641272 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 09/2015 |
End | 09/2019 |
Description | Heriot-Watt University |
Organisation | Heriot-Watt University |
Department | School of Engineering & Physical Sciences |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We asisted with the construction of an X-FROG device to characterize a next generation ultrafast source. |
Collaborator Contribution | Our parner constructed the multi-color carrier-envelope-phase stabilized optical parametric oscillator. |
Impact | Richard A. McCracken, Ilaria Gianani, Adam S. Wyatt, and Derryck T. Reid, "Multi-color carrier-envelope-phase stabilization for high-repetition-rate multi-pulse coherent synthesis," Opt. Lett. 40, 1208-1211 (2015) |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | ICFO attosecond laboratory |
Organisation | ICFO attosecond laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have collaborated with the group of Prof. Jens Biegert in ICFO (Barcelona) to apply our novel methods of pulse measurement to his new infrared light sources. |
Description | Imperial College London |
Organisation | Imperial College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have collaborated with the group of Prof. J. Marangos and Prof. J. Tisch at Imperial College London to apply our novel methods of wavefront measurement to their high-harmonics sources, and our novel method for pulse characterisation to their few-fs infrared light source. |
Start Year | 2010 |