Ultra-broadband near-IR non-collinear optical parametric amplification in potassium niobate and lithium niobate

Author

Isaienko, Oleksandr ; Borguet, Eric

Author_Institution

Chem. Dept., Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We report on generation of ultra-broadband (>2900 cm^-1) near-IR pulses from non-collinear optical parametric amplifier based on congruent lithium niobate and potassium niobate bulk crystals pumped at 800 nm.

Keywords

infrared spectra; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; potassium compounds; KNbO₃; LiNbO₃; lithium niobate; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; phase matching; potassium niobate bulk crystal; ultra-broadband near-IR noncollinear OPA; ultrafast nonlinear optics; wavelength 800 nm; Crystals; Lithium niobate; Niobium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; 190.4970 (Parametric oscillators and amplifiers); 190.7110; 320.7110 (Ultrafast nonlinear optics);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224602