Title :
Broadband femtosecond-seeded optical parametric amplifier based on chirped frequency conversion in MgO:APPLN
Author :
Tillman, Karl A. ; Reid, Derryck T.
Author_Institution :
Ultrafast Opt. Group, Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
A femtosecond-seeded optical parametric amplifier based on MgO:APPLN is described which employs a chirped-pulse amplification approach to produce a low coherence length, nanosecond output at 1.55 μm with >80 nm bandwidth.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; solid lasers; 1.55 micron; LiNbO3:MgO; aperiodically poled lithium niobate; chirped frequency conversion; chirped-pulse amplification approach; femtosecond-seeded optical parametric amplifier; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Chirp; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201665