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High efficient optical parametric amplification of femtosecond pulses in MgO doped PPLN crystals at 3.4 µm

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We present a detailed numerical analysis of the optical parametric amplification (OPA) process in \(5\%\) MgO doped PPLN photonic crystals, for the efficient generation of signal at 3.4 \(\upmu\)m. The current work calls attention to understand the dynamics of femtosecond pump laser for transferring cascaded energy from the pump to signal under the influence of the self-action effect which is a corollary of Kerr nonlinear response, cascaded \(\chi ^{(2)}\) nonlinearities, and higher-order dispersion effects. Here, the dynamics of frequency shift of generated photon in a PPLN crystal is studied through OPA process by solving coupled nonlinear partial differential equation. It is observed that a small digression in the domain width from the coherence length profoundly increases the efficiency of the signal. The optimization condition for this frequency conversion process is discussed in detail using the pump pulse energy, domain size and input pulse width parameters along with the effects of cubic nonlinearity.

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Acknowledgements

UKS acknowledges partial financial support by projects of Uzb-Ind-2021-96, Uzb-Ind-2021-83, REP-04032022-206 and ATLANTIC-823897. RVJR acknowledges DST: INT/UZBEK/P-16 under Indo-Uzbek project scheme and DST-FIST programme (Grant No. SR/FST/PS1/2020/135) for providing financial support.

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Partial financial support by projects of Uzb-Ind-2021-96, Uzb-Ind-2021-83, REP-04032022-206 and ATLANTIC-823897. DST: INT/UZBEK/P-16 under Indo-Uzbek project scheme and DST-FIST programme (SR/FST/PS- 1/2020/135)

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  1. Faculty of Technique, Urgench State University, 14, Kh.Alimdjan street, 220100, Urgench, Uzbekistan

    Obid I. Sabirov & Usman K. Sapaev

  2. Centre for Nonlinear Science and Engineering (CeNSE), School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, 613401, India

    G. Sornambigai & R. Vasantha Jayakantha Raja

  3. Covesion Ltd, Adanac North, Nursling drive, Southampton, SO16 0BT, UK

    Krishnamoorthy Pandiyan

  4. Faculty of electronics and automation, Tashkent state technical university, Unversitetskaiya str. 2, 100094, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Usman K. Sapaev

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Authors Usman Sapaev and Sabirov have proposed the problem and charted out the study. Authors Vasantha Jayakantha Raja and Sornambigai have developed the main manuscript and modified the codes to change the figures. SK Pandiyan reviewed the manuscript and suggested modifications.

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Sabirov, O.I., Sornambigai, G., Raja, R.V.J. et al. High efficient optical parametric amplification of femtosecond pulses in MgO doped PPLN crystals at 3.4 µm. Opt Quant Electron 55, 725 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-04990-8

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