AOPDF-shaped optical parametric amplifier output in the visible

Antoine Monmayrant (1) , Arnaud Arbouet (1, 2) , Bertrand Girard (1) , Béatrice Chatel (1) , A. Barman (3) , B. J. Whitaker (3) , D. Kaplan (4)

1 Femto (LCAR)
2 LCAR - Laboratoire Collisions Agrégats Réactivité
3 School of Chemistry [Leeds]
4 FASTLITE - Ultrafast scientific Instrumentation

Time Shaping of ultrashort visible pulses has been performed using a specially designed Acousto-Optic Programmable Dispersive Filter of 50% efficiency at the output of a two-stage noncollinear optical parametric amplifier. The set-up is compact and reliable. It provides a tunable shaped source in the visible with unique features: 4 ps shaping window with preserved tunability over 500-650 nm, and pulses as short as 30 fs. Several $\mu$J output energy is easily obtained.

Mots clés: Pulse shaping; AOPDF; Ultrafast nonlinear optics; Optical Parametric Amplifier; ultrashort lasers

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Antoine Monmayrant, Arnaud Arbouet, Bertrand Girard, Béatrice Chatel, A. Barman, et al.. AOPDF-shaped optical parametric amplifier output in the visible. Applied Physics B - Laser and Optics, 2005, 81, pp.177-180. ⟨10.1007/s00340-005-1890-6⟩. ⟨hal-00004945⟩