Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 033904 (2005) [4 pages]Generation of a Single-Cycle Optical PulseReceived 20 July 2004; published 25 January 2005 We make use of coherent control of four-wave mixing to the ultraviolet as a diagnostic and describe the generation of a periodic optical waveform where the spectrum is sufficiently broad that the envelope is approximately a single-cycle in length, and where the temporal shape of this envelope may be synthesized by varying the coefficients of a Fourier series. Specifically, using seven sidebands, we report the generation of a train of single-cycle optical pulses with a pulse width of 1.6 fs, a pulse separation of 11 fs, and a peak power of 1 MW. © 2005 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.033904
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.033904
PACS:
42.65.Re, 32.80.Qk, 42.50.Gy, 42.65.Dr
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