Abstract
We demonstrate two optical parametric amplifier schemes, based on β-bariumborate and periodically-poled lithium tantalate respectively, generating ultrabroadband pulses in the 1-2 μm range. Using a deformable mirror compressor we obtain 8.5-fs pulses at 1.6 μm.
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Brida, D. et al. (2009). Sub-two-cycle pulses at 1.6 μm from an optical parametric amplifier. In: Corkum, P., Silvestri, S., Nelson, K., Riedle, E., Schoenlein, R. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XVI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95946-5_282
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