Title :
Millijoule-level parametric synthesizer generating two-octave-wide optical waveforms for strong-field experiments
Author :
Mucke, Oliver D. ; Shaobo Fang ; Cirmi, Giovanni ; Chia, Shih-Hsuan ; Kartner, Franz X. ; Manzoni, Cristian ; Farinello, Paolo ; Cerullo, Giulio
Author_Institution :
Center for Free-Electron Laser Sci., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a phase-stable, 3-channel parametric synthesizer generating a 2-octave-wide spectrum (0.52-2.4μm). After two amplification stages, the combined 125-μJ output supports 1.9-fs waveforms. The third stage of the IR degenerate OPA yields 1.7-mJ octave-spanning spectra.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; 3-channel parametric synthesizer; IR degenerate OPA; amplification stages; energy 1.7 mJ; energy 125 muJ; millijoule-level parametric synthesizer; octave-spanning spectra; phase-stable parametric synthesizer; strong-field experiment; time 1.9 fs; two-octave-wide optical waveform generation; wavelength 0.52 mum to 2.4 mum; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission; Synthesizers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
