Open AccessSupercontinuum-seeded few-cycle mid-infrared OPCPA system
Author(s) -
Philippe Rigaud,
Aymeric Van de Walle,
Marc Hanna,
Nicolas Forget,
Florent Guichard,
Yoann Zaouter,
Khmaies Guesmi,
Frédéric Druon,
Patrick Georges
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.026494
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , optics , materials science , femtosecond , self phase modulation , amplifier , optical amplifier , pulse duration , laser , fiber laser , nonlinear optics , optoelectronics , optical fiber , photonic crystal fiber , physics , cmos
We propose and demonstrate an OPCPA architecture emitting few-cycle pulses at 3070 nm and 1550 nm based on a high-energy femtosecond ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier pump. The short pump pulse duration allows direct seeding by a supercontinuum in the 1.4 - 1.7 µm signal range, generated in bulk YAG. It also allows a simplified dispersion management along the system and broad optical gain bandwidth. The dual output system delivers 20 µJ, 49 fs signal pulses at 1550 nm and 10 µJ, 72 fs idler pulses at 3070 nm. Power scaling limitations due to beam distortion in the last MgO:PPLN-based OPCPA stage are discussed and investigated.