Title :
Nearly-octave broadband, high-powered optical parametric amplification toward monocycle regime
Author :
Yamane, Keisaku ; Tanigawa, Takashi ; Sekikawa, Taro ; Yamashita, Mikio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
We demonstrated the generation of 34-muJ, 14-fs optical pulses with an ultrabroad bandwidth (540-1000 nm) by the use of one angularly-dispersed non-collinear optical parametric amplifier.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; angularly-dispersed noncollinear optical parametric amplifier; cryogenically-cooled laser amplifier; energy 34 muJ; high-powered optical parametric amplification; monocycle regime; optical pulse generation; time 14 ps; ultrabroad bandwidth pulses; Bandwidth; Diffraction gratings; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (320.5520) Pulse compression;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
