Efficient noncollinear parametric amplification of weak femtosecond pulses in the visible and near-infrared spectral range.
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We report measurement of efficient amplification of weak femtosecond supercontinuum seed pulses by use of a noncollinear optical parametric process in BBO crystal pumped with 150-fs pulses from a frequency-doubled regenerative-amplified Ti:sapphire laser at 390nm . The highest amplification factor, 10(8) , was achieved for 3x10(-16)J energy seed pulses at wavelength of 560nm.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 23 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998