Optimization of a multi-TW few-cycle 1.7-$\mu$m source based on Type-I BBO dual-chirped optical parametric amplification
Optics
2020-06-24 v1
Abstract
This paper presents the optimization of a dual-chirped optical parametric amplification (DC-OPA) scheme for producing an ultrafast intense infrared (IR) pulse. By employing a total energy of 0.77 J Ti:sapphire pump laser and type-I BBO crystals, an IR pulse energy at the center wavelength of 1.7 m exceeded 0.1 J using the optimized DC-OPA. By adjusting the injected seed spectrum and prism pair compressor with a gross throughput of over 70 \%, the 1.7-m pulse was compressed to 31 fs, which resulted in a peak power of up to 2.3 TW. Based on the demonstration of the BBO type-I DC-OPA, we propose a novel OPA scheme called the DC-OPA for producing a high-energy IR pulse with a two-cycle duration.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2003.01323,
title = {Optimization of a multi-TW few-cycle 1.7-$\mu$m source based on Type-I BBO dual-chirped optical parametric amplification},
author = {Lu Xu and Kotaro Nishimura and Yuxi Fu and Akira Suda and Katsumi Midorikawa and Eiji J. Takahashi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.01323},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
9 pages, 7 figures