Compression of femtosecond pulses with a Gaussian temporal and spatial intensity distribution

The possibility of using the cubic self-action effect of intense radiation for the additional time compression of Gaussian beams with a quasi-uniform cross section is investigated. The ability to recompress 30-fs Gaussian pulses down to 14 fs (16 fs) with the heterogeneity of less than 1.5 fs (2 fs) on the spatial scale, which corresponds to the energy level 63% (86%) of the beam, is theoretically demonstrated at the B-integral of ~3.