DocumentCode
2231988
Title
High-power mid-infrared optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier based on aperiodically poled Mg:LiNbO3
Author
Heese, C. ; Gallmann, L. ; Keller, U. ; Phillips, C.R. ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a 3.3-μm ultrabroadband, low-noise optical parametric amplification system based on aperiodically poled Mg:LiNbO3 yielding 1.4 W average power at 100-kHz repetition rate. The output spectrum supports 56-fs transform-limited pulses.
Keywords
chirp modulation; lithium compounds; magnesium; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; LiNbO3:Mg; aperiodically poled material; frequency 100 kHz; high-power mid-infrared optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier; low-noise optical parametric amplification system; pulse repetition rate; ultrabroadband system; wavelength 3.3 mum; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950307
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