Title :
Optical parametric amplification in single crystals of AgGaGeS4
Author :
Petrov, V. ; Badikov, V.V. ; Shevyrdyaeva, G.S. ; Chizhikov, V.I.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born -Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper we report optical parametric amplification in single crystals of AgGaGeS4 using pump pulses at 820 nm to produce femtosecond pulses in the mid-IR tunable between 3.8 and 11 μm. This new crystal is considered to be used in high-power applications and the greater variety of phase-matching schemes due to its larger birefringence and biaxial nature.
Keywords :
birefringence; gallium compounds; germanium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical tuning; silver compounds; ternary semiconductors; 3.8 to 11 micron; 820 nm; AgGaGeS4; biaxial nature; birefringence; femtosecond pulse; mid-IR tuning; optical parametric amplification; phase-matching scheme; Birefringence; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312270
