Title :
Parametric amplification of picosecond mid-infrared radiation
Author :
Grigore, M. ; MacLeod, A.M. ; Gillespie, W.A. ; Berden, G. ; van der Meer, A.F.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Adv. Technol., Univ. of Abertay Dundee, UK
Abstract :
The aim of this work is to produce mid-infrared picosecond pulses with energies of the order of 1 mJ, tunable in the range of 4-10 μm, at a repetition rate of 10 Hz. An optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification scheme and a longer crystal are used to increase the amplified pulse energy while maintaining a high peak-power. Parametric amplification (type-I difference-frequency mixing) in a AgGaS2 crystal is used to increase the energy of micropulses provided by Free Electron Laser for Infrared Experiments (FELIX), while preserving tunability over the 4-10 μm wavelength range.
Keywords :
free electron lasers; gallium compounds; infrared spectra; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; silver compounds; 1 mJ; 4 to 10 micron; AgGaS2; AgGaS2 crystal; chirped-pulse amplification; difference-frequency mixing; free electron laser for infrared experiments; laser tuning; micropulses; parametric amplification; picosecond mid-infrared radiation; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Free electron lasers; Infrared heating; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313511
