title: Femtosecond white-light continuum pulses.
abstract: We obtain gigawatt white-light continuum pulses that permit spectroscopic measurements with a time resolution of 80 fsec. These pulses extend continuously from 0.19 to 1.6 microm and have time sweeps as small as 10 fsec/1000 A. We find temporal, spatial, and spectral properties that are consistent with self-phase modulation having a prominent role in generation of the continuum.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fork
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Shank
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hirlimann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Tomlinson