Title :
New Mid-Infrared Light Sources
Author :
Biegert, Jens ; Bates, Philip K. ; Chalus, Olivier
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques (ICFO), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We present a novel mid-infrared (mid-IR) source of ultrashort pulses applicable to a wide range of biological, spectroscopic, and strong-field physics investigations. The source produces 67 fs pulses at 3.2 microns, with energy of 3.8 μJ at 100 kHz repetition rate and a pulse-to-pulse RMS stability of 0.7%. The system is based on OPCPA, is scalable in energy and repetition rate, and provides a platform for a new generation of ultrashort mid-IR sources.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; optical parametric oscillators; OPCPA; biological investigations; energy 3.8 muJ; midinfrared light sources; pulse-to-pulse RMS stability; repetition rate; spectroscopic investigations; strong-field physics investigations; time 67 fs; ultrashort pulses; wavelength 3.2 micron; Bandwidth; Chirp; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Optical pulse generation; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Mid-IR; OPCPA; nonlinear optics; ultrashort pulses;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2135842
