title: Pulse compression based on coherent molecular motion induced by transient stimulated Raman scattering.
abstract: A novel method for compressing a laser pulse, using a combination of transient stimulated Raman scattering and a pump-probe technique, is proposed. The approach does not require a short laser pulse, in contrast to a reported method based on impulsive stimulated Raman scattering. The observed spectrum was sufficiently broad to generate a sub-10 fs pulse. In fact, a 100-fs pulse in the near-ultraviolet region was compressed to the sub-30 fs. Further compression of the laser pulse would be achieved by compensating for phase distortion, as suggested from the observed data of the spectral phase.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Tetsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagahara
authors.forename: Shin-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaitsu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matuse
authors.forename: Totaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imasaka