Picosecond optical parametric amplification in lithium triborate

Journal Article · Sun Jan 20 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Applied Physics Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104692· OSTI ID:5991984

Zhang, J Y; Huang, J Y; Shen, Y R ^[1]; Chen, C; Wu, B ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, University of California, Center for Advanced Materials, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (US)
2. Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of (China)

We report the performance of a type-I lithium triborate (LBO) optical parametric amplifier pumped by 15 ps, 355 nm laser pulses. It is seen that with proper design, LBO can be as efficient as barium borate for such an application.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5991984
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; (USA) Vol. 58:3; ISSN APPLA; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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