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Femtosecond optical parametric oscillators

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OSTI ID:118978
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  1. Phillips Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM (United States). Laser and Imaging Directorate
  2. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

The recent development of femtosecond optical parametric oscillators has extended the wavelength range over which ultrafast lasers are available (visible 3.5 {micro}m has been demonstrated). The options in cavity configurations, phase matching, and nonlinear optical crystals use with a Ti:sapphire pump laser are discussed. Results of an OPO using the nonlinear crystal KTiOAs{sub 4} which is potentially tunable to 5 {micro}m are presented.

OSTI ID:
118978
Report Number(s):
CONF-940142--; ISBN 0-8194-1409-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English