Title :
Broadband femtosecond-seeded optical parametric amplifier based on chirped frequency conversion in MgO:APPLN
Author :
Tillman, Karl A. ; Reid, Derryck T.
Author_Institution :
Ultrafast Opt. Group, Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
A femtosecond-seeded optical parametric amplifier based on MgO:APPLN is described which employs a chirped-pulse amplification approach to produce a low coherence length, nanosecond output at 1.55 μm with a FWHM bandwidth of 100 nm.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric amplifiers; LiNbO3:MgO; MgO:APPLN; broadband femtosecond-seeded optical parametric amplifier; chirped frequency conversion; Broadband amplifiers; Chirp; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568129