Broadband mid-infrared pulses from potassium titanyl arsenate/zinc germanium phosphate optical parametric amplifier pumped by Tm, Ho-fiber-seeded Ho:YAG chirped-pulse amplifier

Malevich P, Kanai T, Hoogland H, Holzwarth R, Baltuska A, Pugzlys A (2016)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

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Publisher: OPTICAL SOC AMER

Book Volume: 41

Pages Range: 930-933

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1364/OL.41.000930

Abstract

We present a concept of a white-light-seeded-cascaded mid-infrared (mid-IR) optical parametric amplifier (OPA) based on potassium titanyl arsenate and zinc germanium phosphate nonlinear optical crystals and producing 100-mu J level pulses centered at 5300 nm, with the spectrum supporting four-optical-cycle pulse duration. The OPA is pumped by 2090-nm master oscillator/power amplifier based on a Tm, Ho-fiber laser seeder and a Ho:YAG regenerative amplifier delivering 3.8-mJ sub-ps pulses at a repetition rate of 1 kHz. We validate that output parameters of the OPA are scalable by means of increasing the pulse energy, decreasing the pulse duration and redshifting the central wavelength. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America

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APA:

Malevich, P., Kanai, T., Hoogland, H., Holzwarth, R., Baltuska, A., & Pugzlys, A. (2016). Broadband mid-infrared pulses from potassium titanyl arsenate/zinc germanium phosphate optical parametric amplifier pumped by Tm, Ho-fiber-seeded Ho:YAG chirped-pulse amplifier. Optics Letters, 41(5), 930-933. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.41.000930

MLA:

Malevich, Pavel, et al. "Broadband mid-infrared pulses from potassium titanyl arsenate/zinc germanium phosphate optical parametric amplifier pumped by Tm, Ho-fiber-seeded Ho:YAG chirped-pulse amplifier." Optics Letters 41.5 (2016): 930-933.

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