Abstract
We present the generation of optical pulses with a spectral range of 500-2400 nm and energies up to 10 mu J at 1 kHz repetition rate by cascaded second-order nonlinear interaction of few-cycle pulses in beta-barium borate (BBO). Numerical simulations with a 1D+time splitstep model are performed to explain the experimental findings. The large bandwidth and smooth spectral amplitude of the resulting pulses make them an ideal seed for ultra-broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplification and an attractive source for spectroscopic applications. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Physics |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics |
ISSN: | 1094-4087 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 47888 |
Date Deposited: | 27. Apr 2018, 08:14 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 13:25 |