10-fs pulses from two-stage capillary-prism compressor

Summary form only given. The use of femtosecond laser pulses has advanced the understanding of atomic, molecular and solid-state dynamics. This progress has created the need for even shorter pulses and prompted the further development of femtosecond lasers and pulse compressors. An elegant way of reducing the pulse width was first demonstrated by Nisoli et al. (1996), who used a hollow core fiber-prism compressor to shorten high-energy 140-fs …