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Optical Parametric Chirped-pulse Amplification of Femtosecond Ti:sapphire Laser Pulses by Using a BBO Crystal

  • Cha, Yong-Ho (Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Tae (Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Nam, Seong-Mo (Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Yoo, Byoung-Duk (Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Rhee, Yong-Joo (Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
  • Received : 2003.07.02
  • Published : 2003.09.01
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Abstract

We have characterized the optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification of femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser pulses by using a BBO crystal. It is numerically verified that a high gain and a broad gain bandwidth can be obtained with a 532-nm pump laser. The dependence of the gain profile of OPA on phase matching angles, pump intensity, and crystal length is numerically investigated. Experimental results shows that the temporal fluctuation of a pump laser causes the modulation of an amplified spectrum in OPCPA.

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