Abstract

The production of energetic (1.5-10 mJ), ~350 fsec, ~308 nm pulses was recently shown to be obtainable through amplification in XeCl gain modules.¹ With the use of these pulses, we have now generated energetic subpicosecond broadband continua in two distinct spectral regions: ~296-360 nm in the UV and ~2.2-2.7 µm in the IR. We have also recently upcon-verted the IR continuum into the visible by four wave mixing in Rb vapor.² These experiments are briefly outlined below.

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