TI SAPPHIRE 2ND-HARMONIC-PUMPED VISIBLE RANGE FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR

Authors
DRISCOLL TJ GALE GM HACHE F
Citation
Tj. Driscoll et al., TI SAPPHIRE 2ND-HARMONIC-PUMPED VISIBLE RANGE FEMTOSECOND OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR, Optics communications, 110(5-6), 1994, pp. 638-644
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
110
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
638 - 644
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1994)110:5-6<638:TS2VRF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A beta-barium borate (BBO) femtosecond optical parametric oscillator ( OPO) pumped by the second-harmonic of a mode-locked 82 MHz Ti:sapphire laser is described. With intracavity dispersion compensation, pulse d urations down to 30 fs are obtained with a total average power up to 1 00 mW. The current wavelength range, with a 400 nm pump, is from 566 n m to 676 nm. Unusual tuning characteristics, including bichromatic emi ssion, are presented in detail and explained theoretically.