title: Sub-20 fs visible pulses with 750 nJ energy from a 100 kHz noncollinear optical parametric amplifier.
abstract: We demonstrate the operation of a 100 kHz noncollinear optical parametric amplifier that is pumped by just a few microjoules of 800 nm pulses with 50 fs duration. The device delivers sub-20 fs pulses tunable from 460 nm to beyond 1 microm and pulse energies up to 750 nJ when it is pumped with 7 microJ of energy. The design of the single-stage amplifier has been carefully optimized, and the design considerations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für BioMolekulare Optik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riedle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gundlach
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ernstorfer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eichberger