Efficient visible femtosecond optical parametric generator and amplifier using tilted pulse-front pumping

被引:13
作者
Wong, KS [1 ]
Qui, ZR [1 ]
Wang, H [1 ]
Wong, GKL [1 ]
机构
[1] ZHONGSHAN UNIV,INST LASER & SPECT,GUANGZHOU 510275,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1364/OL.22.000898
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Using pulses with tilted pulse fronts to compensate for the group-velocity mismatch in three-wave interactions, we constructed an efficient 400-nm pumped femtosecond collinear type I phase-matched beta-barium borate optical parametric generator and amplifier. The signal and idler outputs are tunable from 470 nm to 2.7 mu m and have pulse widths in the range of 100-170 fs at a 1-kHz repetition rate. A maximum output energy of 6.6 mu J and a total conversion efficiency of more than 15% were achieved. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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