Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser

A few-cycle, broadband, singly-resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the mid-infrared based on MgOdoped periodically-poled LiNbO3 (MgO:PPLN), synchronously pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser is reported. By using crystal interaction lengths as short as 250 μm, and careful dispersion mana...

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Autores: Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli, Esteban-Martin, Adolfo, Ideguchi, Takuro, Yan, Ming, Holzner, Simon, Hänsch, Theodor W., Picqué, Nathalie, Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
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Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lpor.201400091
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optical parametric oscillators
ultrafast optics
tunable lasers
nonlinear devices
Làsers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Optoelectrònica::Làser
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spelling Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laserChaitanya Kumar, SuddapalliEsteban-Martin, AdolfoIdeguchi, TakuroYan, MingHolzner, SimonHänsch, Theodor W.Picqué, NathalieEbrahim-Zadeh, MajidLasersoptical parametric oscillatorsultrafast opticstunable lasersnonlinear devicesLàsersÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Optoelectrònica::LàserA few-cycle, broadband, singly-resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the mid-infrared based on MgOdoped periodically-poled LiNbO3 (MgO:PPLN), synchronously pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser is reported. By using crystal interaction lengths as short as 250 μm, and careful dispersion management of input pump pulses and the OPO resonator, near-transform-limited, few-cycle idler pulses tunable across the mid-infrared have been generated, with as few as 3.7 optical cycles at 2682 nm. The OPO can be continuously tuned over 2179-3732 nm (4589-2680 cm-1) by cavity delay tuning, providing up to 33 mW of output power at 3723 nm. The idler spectra exhibit stable broadband profiles with bandwidths spanning over 422 nm (FWHM) recorded at 3732 nm. The effect of crystal length on spectral bandwidth and pulse duration is investigated at a fixed wavelength, confirming near-transformlimited idler pulses for all grating interaction lengths. By locking the repetition frequency of the pump laser to a radio-frequency reference, and without active stabilization of the OPO cavity length, an idler power stability better than 1.6% rms over >2.75 hours is obtained when operating at maximum output power, in excellent spatial beam quality with TEM00 mode profile.Peer ReviewedWiley Online Library20142014-06-1720142014-11-25journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/24844https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lpor.20140009125793016reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengEuropean Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Seventh Framework Programme 267854 Multidimensional laser frequency comb spectroscopy of moleculesopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/248442026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
title Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
spellingShingle Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli
Lasers
optical parametric oscillators
ultrafast optics
tunable lasers
nonlinear devices
Làsers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Optoelectrònica::Làser
title_short Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
title_full Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
title_fullStr Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
title_full_unstemmed Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
title_sort Few-cycle, broadband, mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli
Esteban-Martin, Adolfo
Ideguchi, Takuro
Yan, Ming
Holzner, Simon
Hänsch, Theodor W.
Picqué, Nathalie
Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
author Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli
author_facet Chaitanya Kumar, Suddapalli
Esteban-Martin, Adolfo
Ideguchi, Takuro
Yan, Ming
Holzner, Simon
Hänsch, Theodor W.
Picqué, Nathalie
Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
author_role author
author2 Esteban-Martin, Adolfo
Ideguchi, Takuro
Yan, Ming
Holzner, Simon
Hänsch, Theodor W.
Picqué, Nathalie
Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Lasers
optical parametric oscillators
ultrafast optics
tunable lasers
nonlinear devices
Làsers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Optoelectrònica::Làser
topic Lasers
optical parametric oscillators
ultrafast optics
tunable lasers
nonlinear devices
Làsers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Optoelectrònica::Làser
description A few-cycle, broadband, singly-resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the mid-infrared based on MgOdoped periodically-poled LiNbO3 (MgO:PPLN), synchronously pumped by a 20-fs Ti:sapphire laser is reported. By using crystal interaction lengths as short as 250 μm, and careful dispersion management of input pump pulses and the OPO resonator, near-transform-limited, few-cycle idler pulses tunable across the mid-infrared have been generated, with as few as 3.7 optical cycles at 2682 nm. The OPO can be continuously tuned over 2179-3732 nm (4589-2680 cm-1) by cavity delay tuning, providing up to 33 mW of output power at 3723 nm. The idler spectra exhibit stable broadband profiles with bandwidths spanning over 422 nm (FWHM) recorded at 3732 nm. The effect of crystal length on spectral bandwidth and pulse duration is investigated at a fixed wavelength, confirming near-transformlimited idler pulses for all grating interaction lengths. By locking the repetition frequency of the pump laser to a radio-frequency reference, and without active stabilization of the OPO cavity length, an idler power stability better than 1.6% rms over >2.75 hours is obtained when operating at maximum output power, in excellent spatial beam quality with TEM00 mode profile.
publishDate 2014
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2014
2014-06-17
2014
2014-11-25
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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv European Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Seventh Framework Programme 267854 Multidimensional laser frequency comb spectroscopy of molecules
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