title: Generation of few-cycle pulses directly from a MHz-NOPA.
abstract: We demonstrate the generation of 10-fs-pulses from a noncollinear optical parametric amplifier (NOPA). The NOPA is driven by microjoule pulses from a directly diode pumped Yb:KYW oscillator with cavity-dumping.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Quantenoptik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany. steinmann@iqo.uni-hannover.de
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinmann
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Killi
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Binhammer
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Morgner