Abstract

We theoretically investigate methods of controlling pulse generation in normal-dispersion fiber optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifiers. We focus on high-energy, ultrashort pulses at wavelengths widely separated from those of the pump, and find that within this regime, a number of simple properties describe the essential phase and gain dynamics. Of primary importance are the relationships between the chirps of the pump, seed, and parametric gain, which we theoretically predict and then experimentally validate. By properly arranging these parameters, the signal and idler waves can be widely customized to fulfill a remarkable range of application requirements, spanning from narrowband to few-cycle.

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Dynamics of fiber optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers

Damien Bigourd, Laure Lago, Alexandre Kudlinski, Emmanuel Hugonnot, and Arnaud Mussot
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Ultrabroadband fiber optical parametric amplifiers pumped by chirped pulses. Part 1: analytical model

Olivier Vanvincq, Coralie Fourcade-Dutin, Arnaud Mussot, Emmanuel Hugonnot, and Damien Bigourd
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Ultrabroadband fiber optical parametric amplifier pumped by chirped pulses. Part 2: sub-30-fs pulse amplification at high gain

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J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 32(7) 1488-1493 (2015)

Amplification of ultra-short optical pulses in a two-pump fiber optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier

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Opt. Express 21(10) 12197-12203 (2013)

Bandwidth analysis of optical parametric amplifier pumped by broadband pulses

Viktorija Tamulienė, Rytis Butkus, and Algirdas Stabinis
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 37(5) 1413-1418 (2020)