Title :
Four-wave optical parametric amplification in a Gas towards an octave amplification bandwidth
Author :
Kida, Yuichiro ; Imasaka, Totaro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Chem., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
Four-wave optical parametric amplification in a gas allows amplification of an octave-spanning supercontinuum. As a proof-of-principle experiment, amplification of a continuum in a spectral range of 520-700 nm with a gain exceeding thirty is demonstrated.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical parametric amplifiers; supercontinuum generation; four-wave optical parametric amplification; gas; octave amplification bandwidth; octave-spanning supercontinuum amplification; wavelength 520 nm to 700 nm; Decision support systems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
