Title :
Broadband 7 μm OPCPA pumped by a 2 μm picosecond Ho:YLF CPA system
Author :
Sanchez, D. ; Hemmer, M. ; Baudisch, M. ; Cousin, S.L. ; Zawilski, K. ; Schunemann, P. ; Smirnov, Vadim ; Hoogland, H. ; Holzwarth, R. ; Chalus, O. ; Simon-Boisson, C. ; Biegert, J.
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We generate 260 μJ energy optical pulses at 7 μm with an OPCPA pumped by an optically synchronized 2 μm picosecond CPA system. The mid-IR pulses exhibit a bandwidth supporting sub-4 optical cycle duration.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; holmium; infrared spectra; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YLF:Ho; broadband OPCPA pumping; energy 260 muJ; holmium:YLF CPA system; mid-infrared pulse generation; wavelength 7 mum; Broadband communication; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
