DocumentCode :
2239471
Title :
Picosecond mid-IR optical parametric amplifier based on GaS0.4Se0.6 pumped by a Nd:YAG laser system at 1064 nm
Author :
Miyata, Kentaro ; Marchev, Georgi ; Tyazhev, Aleksey ; Panyutin, Vladimir ; Petrov, Valentin
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
fYear :
2011
fDate :
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Operation of a GaS0.4Se0.6 optical parametric amplifier is demonstrated with 5-11 μm idler tuning range and maximum energies -10 μJ for sub-30-ps pulse durations, and performance ~3 times better than with pure GaSe.
Keywords :
gallium compounds; neodymium; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; sulphur compounds; yttrium; GaS0.4Se0.6; YAG:Nd; energy 10 muJ; laser system; picosecond mid-IR optical parametric amplifier; wavelength 1064 nm; wavelength 5 mum to 11 mum; Crystals; Gases; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping;
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 :
5950589
Link To Document :
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