MICROJOULE-ENERGY ULTRAFAST OPTICAL PARAMETRIC-AMPLIFIERS

Authors
REED MK STEINERSHEPARD MK ARMAS MS NEGUS DK
Citation
Mk. Reed et al., MICROJOULE-ENERGY ULTRAFAST OPTICAL PARAMETRIC-AMPLIFIERS, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 12(11), 1995, pp. 2229-2236
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
12
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2229 - 2236
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1995)12:11<2229:MUOP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Microjoule-energy 100-fs pulses are able to produce diffraction-limite d white-light continuum in solid materials. Using this broadband conti nuum as a seed permits the efficient operation of widely tunable ultra fast optical parametric amplifiers with only microjoule pump energies. We describe a beta-barium-borate Type-I optical parametric amplifier pumped with 400-nm-wavelength pulses from a 200-kHz Ti:sapphire regene rative amplifier system. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America