Title :
Near-IR Femtosecond Optical Parametric Amplifier at 1 MHz Seeded by Parametrically Generated Light
Author :
Marangoni, M. ; Osellame, R. ; Ramponi, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Morgne, U.
Author_Institution :
ULTRAS-CNR-INFM, Milan
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates an high repetition rate OPA, directly pumped by a laser oscillator, generating 220 fs pulses with up to 190 nJ energy at 1 MHz, tunable in the 1330-1600 nm (signal). It exploits a pair of PPLN crystals with the same poling periods, one providing the seed pulses by optical parametric generation (OPG), and the other allowing for their power amplification.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; energy 190 nJ; frequency 1 MHz; laser oscillator; near-IR femtosecond optical parametric amplifier; optical parametric generation; poling periods; power amplification; wavelength 1330 nm to 1600 nm; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386114
