Title :
Tunable femtosecond optical parametric generator in the vacuum ultraviolet
Author :
Zheng, J. ; Mero, M. ; Tzankov, P. ; Steinkellner, O.
Author_Institution :
Max Born Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Short Pulse Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
Femtosecond pulses tunable between 168 and 181 nm are generated at an energy of 100 nJ by mixing the third-harmonic of a Ti:sapphire laser with pulses from an optical parametric amplifier in an argon-filled capillary.
Keywords :
laser tuning; multiwave mixing; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser; argon-filled capillary; energy 100 nJ; femtosecond pulse tuning; optical parametric amplifier; optical parametric generator; third-harmonic generation; wavelength 168 nm to 181 nm; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452453
