Title :
Picosecond optical parametric amplification in β-BaB2 O4
Author :
Huang, Fang ; Huang, Liu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, a detailed theoretical study using a computer simulation and a system experiment centering large signal optical parametric amplification in type I β-BaB2O4 are presented. Pumped by 354.7 mm 30 ps laser pulses, the experimental results agree with the theoretical analysis and the computer simulation. A tunable wavelength of 420-2800 nm, a linewidth less than 0.5 nm, and a peak power of 51 MW have been obtained. The highest one-BBO-OPA energy conversion efficiency has been up to 61%
Keywords :
barium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser tuning; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; spectral line breadth; β-BaB2O4; 30 ps; 354.7 nm; 420 to 2800 nm; 51 MW; 61 percent; BaB2O4; computer simulation; computer simulation. A tuna; energy conversion efficiency; large signal optical parametric amplification; laser pulses; linewidth; peak power; picosecond optical parametric amplification; system experiment; tunable wavelength; type I β-BaB2O4; Computer simulation; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
