TUNABLE INFRARED GENERATION USING A FEMTOSECOND 250 KHZ TI-SAPPHIRE REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER

Authors
REED MK SHEPARD MKS
Citation
Mk. Reed et Mks. Shepard, TUNABLE INFRARED GENERATION USING A FEMTOSECOND 250 KHZ TI-SAPPHIRE REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 32(8), 1996, pp. 1273-1277
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
32
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1273 - 1277
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1996)32:8<1273:TIGUAF>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A mode-locked Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier system pumped with a single argon ion laser produces mu J energy 100 femtosecond pulses of 800 mm wavelength at 250 kHz repetition rate. Pumping a Type II BBO OP A with this output generates 500 nJ infrared pulses and continuous tun ing from 1.1 mu m to beyond 2.5 mu m. Difference frequency generation of the signal idler output from this OPA source in AgGaS2 produces 60 nJ midinfrared pulses and continuous tuning from 2.4 mu m to beyond 12 mu m.