Asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier for parametric processes and waveform synthesis
Abstract
We report on an asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier (OPA) which is capable of having either the idlers, signals, or depleted pumps, relatively phase locked at commensurate or incommensurate wavelengths. Idlers and signals can be locked on the order of 200 mrad rms or better, corresponding to a 212 as jitter at λ =2 µ m. The high energy arm of the OPA outputs a combined 3.5 mJ of signal and idler, while the low energy arm outputs 1.5 mJ, with the entire system being pumped with a 1 kHz, 18 mJ Ti:Sapphire laser. Both arms are independently tunable from 1080 nm-2600 nm. The combination of relative phase locking, high output power and peak intensity, and large tunability makes our OPA an ideal tool for use in difference frequency generation (DFG) in the strong pump regime, and for high peak field waveform synthesis in the near-infrared. To demonstrate this ability we generate terahertz radiation through two color waveform synthesis in air plasma and show the influence of the relative phase on the generated terahertz intensity. The ability to phase lock multiple incommensurate wavelengths at high energies opens the door to a multitude of possibilities of strong pump DFGmore »
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- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1767335
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1852815
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019098; N00014-19-1-2339
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Volume: 29 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
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Davis, Brandin, Saule, Tobias, and Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. Asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier for parametric processes and waveform synthesis. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1364/OE.417068.
Davis, Brandin, Saule, Tobias, & Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. Asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier for parametric processes and waveform synthesis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.417068
Davis, Brandin, Saule, Tobias, and Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. Wed .
"Asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier for parametric processes and waveform synthesis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.417068.
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title = {Asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier for parametric processes and waveform synthesis},
author = {Davis, Brandin and Saule, Tobias and Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A.},
abstractNote = {We report on an asymmetric high energy dual optical parametric amplifier (OPA) which is capable of having either the idlers, signals, or depleted pumps, relatively phase locked at commensurate or incommensurate wavelengths. Idlers and signals can be locked on the order of 200 mrad rms or better, corresponding to a 212 as jitter at λ =2 µ m. The high energy arm of the OPA outputs a combined 3.5 mJ of signal and idler, while the low energy arm outputs 1.5 mJ, with the entire system being pumped with a 1 kHz, 18 mJ Ti:Sapphire laser. Both arms are independently tunable from 1080 nm-2600 nm. The combination of relative phase locking, high output power and peak intensity, and large tunability makes our OPA an ideal tool for use in difference frequency generation (DFG) in the strong pump regime, and for high peak field waveform synthesis in the near-infrared. To demonstrate this ability we generate terahertz radiation through two color waveform synthesis in air plasma and show the influence of the relative phase on the generated terahertz intensity. The ability to phase lock multiple incommensurate wavelengths at high energies opens the door to a multitude of possibilities of strong pump DFG and waveform synthesis.},
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journal = {Optics Express},
number = 5,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2021}
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