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AUTHOR
Frédéric Darracq
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Tunable source of infrared pulses in gas-filled hollow core capillary
2020
International audience; We report a tunable source that generates pulses in the infrared from an optical parametric amplification in a gas-filled hollow core capillary based on four-wave mixing process, in which the phase matching strongly depends on the gas pressure and the pump. In our case, we have generated pulses from 1 to 1.6 m in the sub-µJ level together with a parametric amplification in the visible.
Art Painting Testing with Terahertz Pulse and Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave
2017
Paintings of individuals or collections undergo aging over time. The work of art restorers consists of repairing these defects using techniques that respect the history of the work. Ultraviolet, infrared and visible light and X-rays are well known techniques for analyzing these defects, but Terahertz is also increasingly used. Several works have shown that it is possible to detect hidden layers and various defects via terahertz pulses. In a previous work, we have shown that it is possible to use terahertz radiation to detect defects in the context of a restoration of a painting with a speed increase compared to time domain imaging.
Optical parametric amplification in gas-filled hollow core capillary for the generation of tunable pulses in the infrared
2020
International audience; Ultrashort pulses in the near-infrared (NIR) to mid-infrared (MIR) are widely used for laser matter interaction experiments, e.g. the relaxation process of carrier semiconductors and chemical dynamics at the femtosecond and attosecond time scale [1,2]. Many different approaches based on nonlinear processes or laser devices can be found to generate pulses in theses spectral ranges. Recently, four wave mixing (FWM) based parametric amplification in gas-filled hollow core capillary (HCC) has been used to create a tunable source of ultrashort pulses. For example, pulses can be generated in the visible with an energy at the 10 µJ level [4] and in the near infrared at ~1.4…
Optical parametric amplification in gas-filled hollow-core capillary for the generation of tunable pulses in the infrared
2020
International audience; Ultrashort pulses in the near-infrared (NIR) to mid-infrared (MIR) are widely used for laser matter interaction experiments, e.g. the relaxation process of carrier semiconductors and chemical dynamics at the femtosecond and attosecond time scale [1, 2]. Many different approaches based on nonlinear processes or laser devices can be found to generate pulses in theses spectral ranges. Recently, four wave mixing (FWM) based parametric amplification in gas-filled hollow core capillary (HCC) has been used to create a tunable source of ultrashort pulses. For example, pulses can be generated in the visible with an energy at the 10 µJ level [4] and in the near infrared at ~1.…