Title :
Pulse compression in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator with a graphene saturable absorber
Author :
Laporte, Claire ; Dherbecourt, J.-B. ; Melkonian, J.-M. ; Raybaut, M. ; Drag, C. ; Godard, A.
Author_Institution :
ONERA - the French Aerosp. Lab., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We report on the first experimental demonstration of pulse length compression in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator by use of an intracavity ultrafast graphene saturable absorber.
Keywords :
graphene; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse compression; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; C; intracavity ultrafast graphene saturable absorber; pulse length compression; synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator; Cavity resonators; Graphene; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse compression; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
