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We describe the use of tapered hollow-core photonic crystal fibres for delivery and compression of ultrashort optical pulses. We demonstrate delivery of transform-limited pulses with less than 100 fs pulse length and above 50 nJ energy through 8 m of fibre, in a single transverse mode.
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Knight, J.C., Gérôme, F. & Wadsworth, W.J. Hollow-core photonic crystal fibres for delivery and compression of ultrashort optical pulses. Opt Quant Electron 39, 1047–1056 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-007-9128-y
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