High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator

We demonstrate the generation of few cycle mid-infrared (MIR) pulses from a self-compressed optical parametric oscillator (OPO), synchronously pumped by a 105 fs Yb<sup>3&#x002B;</sup> doped fiber laser system. By using a ring cavity design, 4.2-cycle (45.3 fs) MIR pulses at a centra...

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Main Authors: Jintao Fan, Chenglin Gu, Ruoyu Liao, Lu Chai, Minglie Hu
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Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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description We demonstrate the generation of few cycle mid-infrared (MIR) pulses from a self-compressed optical parametric oscillator (OPO), synchronously pumped by a 105 fs Yb<sup>3&#x002B;</sup> doped fiber laser system. By using a ring cavity design, 4.2-cycle (45.3 fs) MIR pulses at a central wavelength of 3250&#x00A0;nm (with a 10-dB bandwidth of 648&#x00A0;nm) are obtained in a simple, practical, and compact configuration. Detailed theoretical analysis and numerical simulation are performed to better understand the self-compression mechanism in such an OPO cavity. In addition, when pumped at 3.8 W, the OPO delivers idler output power up to 330 mW and the corresponding pump depletion is 74.7&#x0025;.
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spelling doaj-art-847179daa2a14d64ba16af7e2dc4bbb02025-08-20T03:14:53ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011061710.1109/JPHOT.2018.28818948546772High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric OscillatorJintao Fan0Chenglin Gu1Ruoyu Liao2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4004-5935Lu Chai3Minglie Hu4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4454-925XUltrafast Laser Laboratory, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaUltrafast Laser Laboratory, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaUltrafast Laser Laboratory, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaUltrafast Laser Laboratory, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaWe demonstrate the generation of few cycle mid-infrared (MIR) pulses from a self-compressed optical parametric oscillator (OPO), synchronously pumped by a 105 fs Yb<sup>3&#x002B;</sup> doped fiber laser system. By using a ring cavity design, 4.2-cycle (45.3 fs) MIR pulses at a central wavelength of 3250&#x00A0;nm (with a 10-dB bandwidth of 648&#x00A0;nm) are obtained in a simple, practical, and compact configuration. Detailed theoretical analysis and numerical simulation are performed to better understand the self-compression mechanism in such an OPO cavity. In addition, when pumped at 3.8 W, the OPO delivers idler output power up to 330 mW and the corresponding pump depletion is 74.7&#x0025;.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8546772/Nonlinear opticsultrafast laserspulse compression
spellingShingle Jintao Fan
Chenglin Gu
Ruoyu Liao
Lu Chai
Minglie Hu
High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator
IEEE Photonics Journal
Nonlinear optics
ultrafast lasers
pulse compression
title High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator
title_full High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator
title_fullStr High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator
title_full_unstemmed High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator
title_short High Power 4.2-Cycle Mid-Infrared Pulses From a Self-Compression Optical Parametric Oscillator
title_sort high power 4 2 cycle mid infrared pulses from a self compression optical parametric oscillator
topic Nonlinear optics
ultrafast lasers
pulse compression
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8546772/
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