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    Area of Science:

    • Laser Physics and Photonics
    • Ultrafast Optics
    • Nonlinear Optics

    Background:

    • Ultrashort infrared pulses are crucial for light-matter interaction studies.
    • Traditional methods like multi-stage parametric amplification struggle with waveform stability.
    • Active stabilization systems add complexity to high-energy infrared pulse generation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a stable, high-power infrared laser source at 1.8 µm.
    • To overcome the limitations of existing methods for generating ultrashort infrared pulses.
    • To enable advanced applications such as sub-cycle pulse synthesis.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized Ytterbium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Yb:YAG) thin-disk laser technology at 1.03 µm.
    • Employed a hybrid two-stage spectral broadening scheme.
    • Implemented intra-pulse difference frequency generation within a single nonlinear crystal.

    Main Results:

    • Generated infrared pulses centered at 1.8 µm with watt-level average power.
    • Achieved passive carrier-envelope phase stability below 20 mrad.
    • Demonstrated a broad tunability of the central wavelength.
    • Generated a multi-octave continuum spanning from 500 nm to 2.5 µm.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed single-crystal nonlinear approach offers a simpler, more stable alternative for high-power infrared pulse generation.
    • The system's passive stability and tunability are comparable to advanced oscillators.
    • This laser source paves the way for sub-cycle pulse synthesis with unprecedented waveform stability.