Title :
20 μJ, few-cycle pulses at 3.1 μm and 160 kHz repetition rate from mid-IR OPCPA
Author :
Thai, Alexandre ; Baudisch, Matthias ; Hemmer, Micha?«l ; Biegert, Jens
Author_Institution :
ICFO - Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We report on a 3.2 W average power, mid-IR OPCPA operating at 160 kHz repetition rate. The system delivers 20 μJ energy pulses with 67 fs duration and sub-250 mrad carrier-envelope-phase stability.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser stability; optical parametric amplifiers; carrier envelope phase stability; energy 20 muJ; few cycle pulse; midinfrared OPCPA; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; time 67 fs; wavelength 3.1 mum; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Pump lasers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
