• DocumentCode
    1667116
  • Title

    Coherent synthesis of ultra-broadband optical parametric amplifiers

  • Author

    Manzoni, C. ; Huang, S.W. ; Cirmi, G. ; Moses, J. ; Kärtner, F.X. ; Cerullo, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on coherent synthesis of two ultra-broadband optical parametric amplifiers, resulting in octave-spanning (500-1000 nm) spectra supporting nearly single-cycle sub-4-fs pulse duration. Synthesized pulse timing is locked to sub-300-as by a balanced cross-correlator.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; light coherence; optical correlation; optical parametric amplifiers; balanced cross correlator; coherent synthesis; octave spanning spectra; synthesized pulse timing; ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifiers; wavelength 500 nm to 1000 nm; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326162