Title :
Tunable narrow-bandwidth picosecond pulses by spectral compression of femtosecond pulses in second-order nonlinear crystals
Author :
Marangoni, M. ; Brida, D. ; Cirmi, G. ; Manzoni, C. ; Cerullo, G. ; Fusaro, D. ; Pigozzo, F.M. ; Capobianco, A.D. ; Baronio, F. ; Conforti, M. ; Angelis, C. De
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan
Abstract :
We exploit second-harmonic generation with large group velocity mismatch to efficiently convert femtosecond pulses into tunable narrowband picosecond pulses. The temporal shape of the picosecond pulses can be tailored by engineering the aperiodically poled crystal.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; femtosecond pulse spectral compression; group velocity mismatch; picosecond pulse tuning; second-harmonic generation; second-order nonlinear crystals; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Narrowband; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (320.5390) Picosecond phenomena;
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
