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Octave phase matching for optical parametric amplification of single-cycle pulses in the mid-infrared range

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Analysis of optical properties of mid-infrared-transparent nonlinear crystals reveals octave phase matching for a highly efficient optical parametric amplification of single-cycle electromagnetic field waveforms within the 3- to 12-μm wavelength range, recently demonstrated in experiments.

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  1. Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    A. A. Lanin & A. M. Zheltikov

  2. Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, 143025, Russia

    A. A. Lanin & A. M. Zheltikov

  3. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    A. M. Zheltikov

  4. National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, 123098, Russia

    A. M. Zheltikov

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Lanin, A.M. Zheltikov, 2016, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Eksperimental’noi i Teoreticheskoi Fiziki, 2016, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 184–188.

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Lanin, A.A., Zheltikov, A.M. Octave phase matching for optical parametric amplification of single-cycle pulses in the mid-infrared range. Jetp Lett. 103, 167–170 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364016030103

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