Generation and Optical Parametric Amplification of Picosecond Supercontinuum
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Publication Title
Applied Optics
DOI
10.1364/AO.49.006645
Abstract
We have demonstrated the output characteristics of optical parametric amplification (OPA) seeded by a supercontinuum (SC) generated in deionized water excited by 1064nm. The SC spectrum (from 426 to 943nm) overlaps well with the tuning range of a 355nm pumped OPA for both the signal and idler. The tunable range covers from 430 to 2035nm, with a maximum overall energy conversion efficiency of 32% in the OPA stage. A FWHM bandwidth of 54nmnear the degeneracy point from 658 to 760nm can be generated by using a collinear OPA. Chirping of the SC pulses is also investigated with the OPA technique. The time delay between the 430nm component and the 567nm component of the generated SC due to chirp is measured to be −10.72ps, increasing almost linearly with the wavelength.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Jing, Qiu-Lin Zhang, Dong-Xiang Zhang, Bao-Hua Feng, Jing-Yuan Zhang.
2010.
"Generation and Optical Parametric Amplification of Picosecond Supercontinuum."
Applied Optics, 49 (34): 6645-6650: Optica Publishing Group.
doi: 10.1364/AO.49.006645
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/physics-facpubs/95
