<p>Tunable mid-infrared radiation in the range of 2.06–<InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(12\,\mu \)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>m was generated in air via loosely focused two-color femtosecond laser pulses. The emission spectra and beam profiles confirm its origin as four-wave difference-frequency mixing in a low-density air plasma filament. Near phase-matching due to low air dispersion opens possibilities for efficient energy conversion at high powers.</p>

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Mid-infrared radiation generation in air by four-wave mixing of femtosecond laser pulses

  • Virgilijus Vaičaitis,
  • Mateusz Rebarz,
  • Shirly Espinoza,
  • Ona Balachninaitė

摘要

Tunable mid-infrared radiation in the range of 2.06– \(12\,\mu \) m was generated in air via loosely focused two-color femtosecond laser pulses. The emission spectra and beam profiles confirm its origin as four-wave difference-frequency mixing in a low-density air plasma filament. Near phase-matching due to low air dispersion opens possibilities for efficient energy conversion at high powers.