Title :
100 THz bandwidth of optical parametric amplification in the near-IR using bismuth triborate crystals pumped at 800 nm
Author :
Nikolov, I. ; Buchvarov, I. ; Noack, F. ; Petrov, V. ; Tzankov, P.
Author_Institution :
Sofia Univ., Sofia
Abstract :
Here we report on ultrabroadband optical parametric amplification (OPA) in the relatively new nonlinear crystal bismuth triborate, BiB306 (BIBO), pumped by the fundamental of a 1 kHz Ti:sapphire laser system (lambdap=800 nm).
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; laser beams; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; BiB3O6; Ti:sapphire laser system pumping; achromatic phase-matching condition; bandwidth 100 THz; near-IR optical parametric amplification; nonlinear crystal bismuth triborate; wavelength 800 nm; Bandwidth; Bismuth; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386283
