title: Efficient 1 kHz femtosecond optical parametric amplification in BiB(3)O(6) pumped at 800 nm.
abstract: We demonstrate efficient operation of a tunable femtosecond optical parametric amplifier based on BiB(3)O(6) pumped at 800 nm by a 1 kHz Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier. The idler wavelength coverage extends to beyond 3 mum and the pulse duration at this wavelength is of the order of 110 fs. This new nonlinear borate crystal offers exceptionally high nonlinearity, making it a very promising candidate for power scaling of such frequency converters in the near-IR.
authors.affiliation: ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park,08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Masood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghotbi
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebrahim-Zadeh
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petrov
authors.forename: Pancho
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tzankov
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noack