Title :
Generation of 17-µJ mid-infrared ultrafast laser pulses by SiC crystal based noncollinear optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Haitao Fan ; Chunhua Xu ; Zhaohua Wang ; Gang Wang ; Xiaolong Chen ; Zhiyi Wei
Author_Institution :
Beijing Nat. Lab. for Condensed Matter Phys., Inst. of Phys., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A femtosecond OPA system for mid-infrared ultrafast laser is established. Pulse energy of 17-μJ is obtained from SiC crystal at central wavelength of 3.75-μm, which proves SiC an ideal nonlinear crystal for mid-infrared pulse generation.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; SiC; SiC crystal; energy 17 muJ; femtosecond OPA system; midinfrared ultrafast laser pulse generation; noncollinear optical parametric amplifier; nonlinear crystal; pulse energy; wavelength 3.75 mum; Crystals; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Silicon carbide; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
