Title :
Ultra-broadband non-collinear quasi-phase-matching in a hybrid mid-infrared OPCPA system
Author :
Mayer, B.W. ; Phillips, C.R. ; Gallmann, L. ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a proof-of-principle of broadband, non-collinear quasi-phase-matching in a hybrid OPCPA system. It employs a combination of quasi-phase-matching and group-velocity-matching in a MgO:PPLN delivering 3.4-μm, 17.2-μJ, 43.1-fs pulses at 50 kHz repetition-rate.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; LiNbO3:MgO; MgO:PPLN; energy 17.2 muJ; frequency 50 kHz; group-velocity-matching; hybrid midinfrared OPCPA system; optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification; time 43.1 fs; ultrabroadband noncollinear quasiphase-matching; wavelength 3.4 mum; Bandwidth; Chirp; Optical amplifiers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
