Title :
Tunable phase-stable few-optical-cycle visible pulses by parametric amplification of a self-phase-stabilized seed
Author :
Manzoni, C. ; Polli, D. ; Cirmi, G. ; Brida, D. ; Silvestri, S. De ; Cerullo, G.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. for Ultrafast & Ultraintense Opt. Sci. - INFM, Milan
Abstract :
The passively phase-stabilized idler of an IR optical parametric amplifier is spectrally broadened and seeds a blue-pumped non-collinear optical parametric amplifier. Few-optical cycle phase-stable pulses with broad tunability in the visible are generated.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; spectral line broadening; blue-pumped parametric amplifier; few-optical-cycle pulse generation; optical parametric amplifier; parametric amplification; passively phase-stabilized idler; phase-stable pulses; self-phase-stabilized seed; spectral broadening; tunable visible pulses; ultrafast optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical 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.2007.4452638
