Two-cycle light pulses in the near and mid infrared by PPSLT-based optical parametric amplifiers

Author

Brida, D. ; Manzoni, C. ; Marangoni, M. ; Bonora, S. ; Villoresi, P. ; De Silvestri, S. ; Cerullo, G.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We present two ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifiers based on periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate. Both systems produce two-cycle pulses, in the near-infrared (8.5 fs at 1.3 mum) and mid-infrared (25 fs at 3.5 mum) respectively.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; stoichiometry; tantalum compounds; LiTaO₃; PPSLT-based optical parametric amplifier; mid infrared regime; near infrared regime; periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate; time 25 fs; time 8.5 fs; two-cycle light pulses; ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifier; wavelength 1.3 mum; wavelength 3.5 mum; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; 190.2620 (Frequency conversion); 190.4970 (Parametric oscillators and amplifiers); 320.7110 (Ultrafast nonlinear optics);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

Filename

5226134