Title :
Generation of broadband mid-infrared pulses from an optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Manzoni, C. ; Brida, D. ; Cirmi, G. ; Marangoni, M. ; Silvestri, S. De ; Cerullo, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan
Abstract :
We generate broadband mid-IR pulses from an 800-nm-driven optical parametric amplifier in LiIO3. Exploiting its broad phase-matching bandwidth around 1 mm, we produced 2-mJ idler pulses in the 3-4 mm range supporting 30-fs transform-limited duration.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; LiIO3; broadband mid-infrared pulse generation; energy 2 muJ; optical parametric amplifier; optical phase-matching; time 30 fs; wavelength 800 nm; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; 190.2620 (Frequency conversion); 190.4970 (Parametric oscillators and amplifiers); 320.7110 (Ultrafast nonlinear optics);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
