Mid- to far-infrared femtosecond pulses

Henry M. van Driel; A. Hache; Gary Mak

doi:10.1117/12.165636

5 January 1994 Mid- to far-infrared femtosecond pulses

Henry M. van Driel, A. Hache, Gary Mak

Proceedings Volume 2041, Mode-locked and Other Ultrashort Laser Designs, Amplifiers, and Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165636
Event: Optics Quebec, 1993, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

The emergence of new, efficient, nonlinear crystals and the development of passively mode- locked, solid state lasers, such as the Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser, has rekindled interest in optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) while opening up new regions of the spectrum to high repetition rate, high average power femtosecond pulses. With synchronous pumping techniques it is now possible to generate pulses as short as 40 fs for (nominally) 1 < (lambda) < 4 micrometers , at repetition rates of 10⁸ Hz, and with average powers measured in 100s of mW. Tuning can be achieved in critically or non-critically phase-matched KTP or LBO via crystal angle, temperature or pump wavelength tuning each of which has its merits in terms of tuning range, ease of use, noise properties, etc.

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Henry M. van Driel, A. Hache, and Gary Mak "Mid- to far-infrared femtosecond pulses", Proc. SPIE 2041, Mode-locked and Other Ultrashort Laser Designs, Amplifiers, and Applications, (5 January 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165636

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