Title :
Spectral Phase and Amplitude Measurements of Parametric Transfer in a Synchronously Pumped OPO
Author :
Hung, H.S.S. ; Prawiharjo, J. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Shepherd, D.P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
The sonogram technique is used to investigate the fidelity of near-infrared to mid- infrared parametric transfer of ultrashort pulse characteristics via difference frequency generation in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; difference frequency generation; mid-infrared parametric transfer; near-infrared parametric transfer; optical parametric oscillator; sonogram; synchronous pumping; ultrashort pulse characteristics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Phase measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Sonogram; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453039