Title :
Broadband optical parametric amplification in the mid-infrared spectral region with periodically poled KTiOPO4
Author :
Fragemann, A. ; Pasiskevicius, V. ; Laurell, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Laser Phys. & Quantum Opt., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
Angle-tunable PPKTP OPA for signals between 1540 nm and 1720 nm was realized in a single periodicity QPM grating. The noncollinear OPA configuration increased the bandwidth from 2.4 THz to 6.9 THz.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; infrared spectra; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; potassium compounds; titanium compounds; 1540 to 1720 nm; 2.4 to 6.9 THz; KTP; KTiOPO4; QPM grating; mid-infrared spectral region; noncollinear OPA configuration; optical parametric amplification; periodically poled KTiOPO4; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202104
