Title :
Sub-two-cycle light pulses at 1.6 μm from an optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Brida, D. ; Bonora, S. ; Cirmi, G. ; Manzoni, C. ; Silvestri, S. De ; Cerullo, Giulio ; Villoresi, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Nat. Lab. for Ultrafast & Ultraintense Opt. Sci., Milan
Abstract :
We generate 8.5 fs pulses at 1.6 mm from an 800-nm-pumped optical parametric amplifier working at degeneracy, employing a deformable mirror compressor. These are the shortest light pulses in this wavelength range.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; mirrors; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; deformable mirror compressor; degeneracy OPA; optical parametric amplifier; sub-two-cycle light pulses generation; time 8.5 fs; type I phase-matching; wavelength 1.6 mum; wavelength 800 nm; white-light continuum support; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; 190.2620 (Frequency conversion); 190.4970 (Parametric oscillators and amplifiers); 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
