Title :
1-GHz femtosecond optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 76-MHz Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
Kokabee, Omid ; Esteban-Martin, Adolfo ; Moutzouris, Konstantinos ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We demonstrate a ~1 GHz femtosecond optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by a 76-MHz Ti:sapphire laser using a cavity longer than the fundamental synchronous cavity length. Near-transform-limited pulses with average durations of 227 fs are generated.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; frequency 1 GHz; frequency 76 MHz; near-transform-limited pulse generation; synchronous cavity length; synchronously pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; time 227 fs; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Signal generators; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; 190.4400; 190.4410; 190.4970; 190.7110;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
