A collinearly phase-matched parametric generator/amplifier of visible femtosecond pulses

Author

Danielius, R. ; Piskarskas, A. ; Di Trapani, P. ; Andreoni, A. ; Solcia, C. ; Foggi, P.

Author_Institution

Laser Res. Center, Vilnius Univ., Lithuania

Volume

34

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

459

Lastpage

464

Abstract

We report on the generation and amplification of ultrashort pulses of ≈1.5-μJ energy, tunable in the visible down to 456 nm, through travelling-wave parametric interaction in a single β-BaBO₄ crystal, operated in type-I phase matching and collinearly pumped by frequency-doubled Ti:sapphire pulses with the fronts suitably tilted to match the group velocities

Keywords

barium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; tuning; 1.5 muJ; 456 nm; BaBO₄; collinearly phase-matched parametric generator; collinearly pumped; frequency-doubled Ti:sapphire pulses; group velocity matching; optical parametric amplifier; single β-BaBO₄ crystal; travelling-wave parametric interaction; type-I phase matching; ultrashort pulse amplification; ultrashort pulse generation; visible femtosecond pulses; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.661453

Filename

661453