Idler-resonant femtosecond tandem optical parametric oscillator tuning from 2.1 μm to 4.2 μm

Karl A. Tillman; Derryck T. Reid; David Artigas; T. Y. Jiang

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.21.001551

Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Vol. 21,
Issue 8,
pp. 1551-1558
(2004)
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Idler-resonant femtosecond tandem optical parametric oscillator tuning from 2.1 µm to 4.2 µm

Karl A. Tillman, Derryck T. Reid, David Artigas, and T. Y. Jiang

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Karl A. Tillman, Derryck T. Reid, David Artigas, and T. Y. Jiang, "Idler-resonant femtosecond tandem optical parametric oscillator tuning from 2.1 μm to 4.2 μm," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21, 1551-1558 (2004)

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Abstract

A Ti:sapphire-pumped idler-resonant femtosecond tandem optical parametric oscillator is reported that is based on periodically poled lithium niobate and operates with wavelength tuning from 2.1 to 4.2 µm (idlers) and 1.25 to 1.40 µm (signal). The configuration uses two cascaded gratings arranged so that the nonresonant signal from the first grating acts as a pump for the second grating. Novel phase-matching behavior is described and explained, including full tandem operation, degenerate parametric downconversion of the signal pulses, and simultaneous tandem operation with seeded optical parametric amplification. Signal spectra show characteristic depletion profiles, implying substantial conversion from the signal to the tandem idler output.

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Output or Process	Wavelength Coverage (µm)
Signal	1.25–1.40
Idler	2.1–2.5
Idler(2)	2.5–4.2
Nonresonant optical parametric amplification	2.0 and 3.85
Degenerate downconversion	2.60–2.75

Wavelength	Mechanism
844 nm	$ω_{p}$
1.32 µm	$ω_{s} = ω_{p} - ω_{i}$
2.34 µm	$ω_{i} = ω_{p} - ω_{s}$
3.028 µm	$ω_{i 2} = ω_{s} - ω_{i}$
1.170 µm	$ω_{i} + ω_{i}$
422 nm	$ω_{p} + ω_{p}$
512 nm	$ω_{p} + ω_{s}$
624 nm	$ω_{i} + ω_{i} + ω_{s},$ $ω_{p} + ω_{i}$
662 nm	$ω_{s} + ω_{s},$ $ω_{p} + ω_{i 2}$

Output or Process	Wavelength Coverage (µm)
Signal	1.25–1.40
Idler	2.1–2.5
Idler(2)	2.5–4.2
Nonresonant optical parametric amplification	2.0 and 3.85
Degenerate downconversion	2.60–2.75

Wavelength	Mechanism
844 nm	$ω_{p}$
1.32 µm	$ω_{s} = ω_{p} - ω_{i}$
2.34 µm	$ω_{i} = ω_{p} - ω_{s}$
3.028 µm	$ω_{i 2} = ω_{s} - ω_{i}$
1.170 µm	$ω_{i} + ω_{i}$
422 nm	$ω_{p} + ω_{p}$
512 nm	$ω_{p} + ω_{s}$
624 nm	$ω_{i} + ω_{i} + ω_{s},$ $ω_{p} + ω_{i}$
662 nm	$ω_{s} + ω_{s},$ $ω_{p} + ω_{i 2}$

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