• 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