Title :
Near-infrared non-collinear optical parametric amplification in bulk potassium-titanyl phosphate with ≫2500 cm−1 bandwidth
Author :
Isaienko, Oleksandr ; Borguet, Eric
Author_Institution :
Chem. Dept., Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA
Abstract :
We report non-collinear optical parametric amplification in a bulk KTiOPO4 (KTP) crystal generating ultra-broadband near-IR pulses, that cover simultaneously the wavelength region ~1050-1450 nm with a bandwidth Gt2500 cm-1.
Keywords :
optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; potassium compounds; titanium compounds; KTP crystal; KTiOPO4; near-infrared amplification; noncollinear optical parametric amplification; potassium-titanyl phosphate; ultra-broadband near-IR pulse generation; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical retarders; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (190.7110; 320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
