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Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification of Cr:forsterite laser pulses in periodically poled stoichiometric LiTaO3 at 1 kHz

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We report the first demonstration of a non-degenerate optical parametric chirped pulse amplification at 1 kHz, utilizing a Cr:forsterite laser as the seed source. Using periodically poled stoichiometric LiTaO3 as the gain medium, signal and idler pulses at the μJ-energy level could be generated near 935 nm and 1235 nm in a single-pass operation, respectively. The spectral bandwidth of 9 nm obtained near 1235 nm and a compressed pulse duration as short as 360 fs in a compact scheme suggest a possible alternative to 1 kHz femtosecond Cr:forsterite regenerative amplifiers.

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  1. Department of Physics, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Korea

    F. Rotermund, C.J. Yoon & K. Kim

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Korea

    H. Lim

  3. National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan

    S. Kurimura & K. Kitamura

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Rotermund, F., Yoon, C., Kim, K. et al. Optical parametric chirped pulse amplification of Cr:forsterite laser pulses in periodically poled stoichiometric LiTaO3 at 1 kHz. Appl. Phys. B 85, 17–20 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2379-7

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