High-repetition-rate optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier producing 1-µJ, sub-100-fs pulses in the mid-infrared

Erny, Christian; Heese, C.; Haag, Matthias; Gallmann, L.; Keller, U.

doi:10.1364/oe.17.001340

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“…This corresponds to a gain of about 50 dB in a total of 4.4 mm PPLN material length. The OPCPA configuration optimized through simulations was built in our laboratory and the experimental results are consistent with the theoretical model [34]. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an OPCPA system at such long wavelengths.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…The OPCPA system design discussed in this paper was demonstrated experimentally [34] and yields results that are in excellent agreement with the data from the theoretical models presented here. Chalus et al [35] recently reported a similar OPCPA design.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…We implemented the optimized OPCPA design in our laboratory [34]. Because we did not use fully optimized op-tics, the effective pump energy available in the second OPA was only 40 µJ instead of the 50 µJ used in the simulations.…”

Section: Second Amplification Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…We have not measured significant power from OPG. More experimental results from our system at center wavelengths of 3.5 µm and 3.7 µm can be found in [34].…”

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confidence: 99%

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High-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier in the mid-infrared

2009

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We discuss a dual-stage optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier generating sub-100-fs pulses in the mid-infrared at a repetition rate of 100 kHz. The system is based on a 1064 nm pump laser and a 3-4 µm difference frequency generation seed source derived from the output of a femtosecond fiber laser amplifier. Both lasers are commercially available, are diode-pumped, compact, and allow for turn-key operation. Here, we focus our discussion on the design and dimensioning of the optical parametric chirpedpulse amplifier. In particular, we review the available gain materials for mid-infrared generation and analyze the impact of different stretching scenarios. Timing jitter plays an important role in short-pulse parametric amplifier systems and is therefore studied in detail. The geometry of the amplifier stages is optimized through a full 3-dimensional simulation with the aim of maximizing gain bandwidth and output power. The optimized system yields output pulse energies exceeding 1 µJ and an overall gain larger than 50 dB. The high repetition rate of the pump laser results in an unprecedented average power from a femtosecond parametric system at mid-infrared wavelengths. First experimental results confirm the design and the predictions of our theoretical model.

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confidence: 62%

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confidence: 81%

Section: Second Amplification Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…We have not measured significant power from OPG. More experimental results from our system at center wavelengths of 3.5 µm and 3.7 µm can be found in [34].…”

Section: Second Amplification Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

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High-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier in the mid-infrared

2009

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“…One important example are modern ultra-broadband optical parametric chirpedpulse amplifiers (OPCPAs) [1,2]. Such systems are used to explore high-field phenomena in previously uncovered wavelength regimes [3].…”

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High-energy picosecond Nd:YVO4 slab amplifier for OPCPA pumping

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Few‐optical‐cycle light pulses with passive carrier‐envelope phase stabilization

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Laser & Photonics Reviews

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One of the most advanced frontiers of ultrafast optics is the control of carrier-envelope phase (CEP) φ of light pulses, which enables the generation of optical waveforms with reproducible electric field profile. Such control is important for pulses with few-optical-cycle duration, for which a CEP variation produces a strong change in the waveform, so that strongly nonlinear optical phenomena, such as multiphoton absorption, above-threshold ionization and high-harmonic generation become CEP-dependent. In particular, CEP control is the prerequisite for the production of isolated attosecond pulses. Standard laser systems generate pulses that are CEP unstable; the CEP can be stabilized using either active or passive methods. Passive, all-optical schemes rely on differencefrequency generation (DFG) between two pulses sharing the same CEP: in this process the phases of the two pulses add up with opposite signs, leading to cancellation of the shot-to-shot CEP fluctuations. This paper presents an overview of passive CEP stabilization schemes, starting from the basic concepts and progressing to the details of the practical implementations of the idea. The passive approach allows the generation of CEP-controlled few-optical-cycle pulses covering a very broad range of parameters in terms of carrier frequency (from visible to mid-IR), energy (up to several mJs) and repetition rate (up to hundreds of kHz).

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High-repetition-rate optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier producing 1-µJ, sub-100-fs pulses in the mid-infrared

Cited by 48 publications

References 25 publications

High-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier in the mid-infrared

High-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier in the mid-infrared

High-energy picosecond Nd:YVO4 slab amplifier for OPCPA pumping

Few‐optical‐cycle light pulses with passive carrier‐envelope phase stabilization

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