Title :
1 µJ from a high repetition rate femtosecond optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier in the mid-infrared
Author :
Heese, C. ; Erny, C. ; Haag, M. ; Gallmann, L. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a mid-infrared optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier with a pulse energy of 1 muJ at 100 kHz repetition rate. Its output is compressed to 92 fs by a prism compressor and characterized by SHG-FROG.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical prisms; optical pulse compression; SHG-FROG; energy 1 muJ; high-repetition rate femtosecond amplifier; mid-infrared optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier; prism compressor; time 92 fs; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (140. 7090) Ultrafast Lasers; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
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
