Title :
Efficient doubling of femtosecond pulses in aperiodically and periodically poled KTP crystals
Author :
Lagatsky, A.A. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Holmgren, S.J. ; Canalias, C. ; Pasiskevicius, Valdas ; Laurell, Fredrik
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
Abstract :
Efficient doubling of femtosecond pulses from a mode-locked Yb:KYW laser in periodically poled and aperiodically poled KTP is reported. Second-harmonic conversion efficiencies of up to 58% have been achieved and 354-fs pulses generated at 522 nm.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pulse generation; potassium compounds; KTP; aperiodically poled KTP crystals; efficiency 58 percent; femtosecond pulses doubling; mode-locked laser; periodically poled KTP crystals; pulse generation; second-harmonic conversion efficiencies; time 354 fs; wavelength 522 nm; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (140.7300) Visible lasers; (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628092
