title: Generation of single dispersion precompensated 1-fs pulses by shaped-pulse optimized high-order stimulated Raman scattering.
abstract: We propose and theoretically analyze a new approach for generating and shaping 1-fs pulses. It combines the ideas of strong-field molecular optics and optimal control to manipulate light generation in a pump-probe Raman regime. Flexible phase control over the generated spectrum of about 3 eV width is achieved by controlling the input pulses and maximizing the coherence of medium excitation by adiabatically aligning molecules in the medium with a specially shaped pump pulse. The generated pulse is optimized for an output window, precompensating for its dispersion to all orders.
authors.affiliation: Max-Born-Institute, Max-Born-Strasse 2a, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalosha
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spanner
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: Misha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ivanov