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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 16, Iss. 6 — Mar. 17, 2008
  • pp: 3949–3954

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Generation of ultra-broadband pulses in the near-IR by non-collinear optical parametric amplification in potassium titanyl phosphate

Oleksandr Isaienko and Eric Borguet  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 6, pp. 3949-3954 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.003949


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Abstract

Non-collinear optical parametric amplification in potassium-titanyl phosphate (KTP) pumped with 800 nm pulses is reported. Broadband phase matching is achieved with non-collinear geometry and a slightly divergent signal seed. This enables a gain bandwidth up to ~2500 cm−1 in near-IR region. Introducing a chirp into the pump pulse makes it possible to amplify the white light seed in a broad spectral region from ~1050 to ~1400 nm simultaneously. Pulse compression to sub-40 fs is readily achieved, while the spectrum should support ~8.5 fs pulses. Angular dispersion of the broadband output is discussed.

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OCIS Codes
(190.4970) Nonlinear optics : Parametric oscillators and amplifiers
(190.7110) Nonlinear optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
(320.7150) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast spectroscopy

ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 30, 2008
Revised Manuscript: February 29, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: March 4, 2008
Published: March 10, 2008

Citation
Oleksandr Isaienko and Eric Borguet, "Generation of ultra-broadband pulses in the near-IR by non-collinear optical parametric amplification in potassium titanyl phosphate," Opt. Express 16, 3949-3954 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-6-3949


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