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Flexible and Rapidly Configurable Femtosecond Pulse Generation in the Mid-IR
Published
Author(s)
S M. Foreman, D J. Jones, Jun Ye
Abstract
We demonstrate a new experimental approach for flexible femtosecond pulse generation in the mid-IR using difference-frequency-generation from two tightly synchronized Ti: sapphire lasers. The resultant mid-IR pulse train can be easily tuned, with an adjustable repetition frequency up to 100 MHz and a pulse energy of 1.5 x 10-13 J. Rapid switching of the MIR wavelength and programmable amplitude modulation are achieved via precision setting of time delay between two original pulses.
Citation
Optics Letters
Volume
28 No. 5
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
femtosecond lasers, MIR light source, ultrafast optics
Citation
Foreman, S.
, Jones, D.
and Ye, J.
(2003),
Flexible and Rapidly Configurable Femtosecond Pulse Generation in the Mid-IR, Optics Letters
(Accessed September 23, 2023)