Title :
Optical parametric amplification of optical pulses with a nearly one-octave bandwidth from a hollow fiber
Author :
Yamane, K. ; Iwasaki, A. ; Tanigawa, T. ; Sekikawa, T. ; Yamashita, M.
Author_Institution :
Department of Applied Physics, Hokkaido University and Core Research Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kita-13, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8628 Japan
Abstract :
We developed an angularly dispersed noncollinear optical parametric amplifier with a 300-THz bandwidth (550 ¿ 1000 nm) for the first time. To the best of our knowledge, this is the broadest parametric gain.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Diffraction gratings; Optical feedback; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431040
