Title :
Powerful optical parametric amplifiers and generators of ultrashort pulses
Author :
Danielius, R. ; Piskarskas, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Centre, Vilnius Univ., Lithuania
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We report on broadening of the optical parametric amplifier (OPA) bandwidth by appropriate modulation of pump field in both space- and time-domain. Data on bandwidth enhancement of a noncollinear, femtosecond continuum seeded OPA will be presented. A method of substantial bandwidth narrowing of mid-IR pulses that relies on a cancel of the chirp in OPA will be presented. Data on generation of near transform limited pulses with bandwidth adjustable within 2-20 cm/sup -1/ and tuning range of 3-11 micrometers will be reported. A new technique allowing to scale-up an output power of chirped pulse OPA will be demonstrated.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; infrared sources; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; 3 to 11 micrometre; OPA bandwidth broadening; bandwidth adjustable; chirp; chirped pulse OPA; mid-IR pulses; near transform limited pulses; noncollinear femtosecond continuum seeded OFA; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric generators; pump field modulation; tuning range; ultrashort pulses; Bandwidth; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033922
