We build a compact high-conversion-efficiency and broadband tunable noncollinear optical parametric amplifier （OPA） in the infra-red （IR） pumped by a femtosecond Ti：sapphire CPA laser. The OPA consists of an inte...We build a compact high-conversion-efficiency and broadband tunable noncollinear optical parametric amplifier （OPA） in the infra-red （IR） pumped by a femtosecond Ti：sapphire CPA laser. The OPA consists of an internal seed of white-light continuum generator （WLG） and two noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers. The tunable wavelength range is from 1.2μm to 2.4μm for both signal and idle pulses. The total OPA efficiency in the last OPA stage reaches about 40% in a wider tunable spectral range （from 1.3μm to 1.7μm for signal pulse, from 1.5μm to 2.0 μm for idle pulse respectively）.展开更多
A frequency mixing and phase locking system is designed, in which electromagnetic shielding, microwave coupling, and intermediate frequency (IF) measurement arrangements are in- cluded. In lieu of liquid nitrogen, a p...A frequency mixing and phase locking system is designed, in which electromagnetic shielding, microwave coupling, and intermediate frequency (IF) measurement arrangements are in- cluded. In lieu of liquid nitrogen, a pulse tube cryo- cooler is used to cool the whole system. With Jo- sephson grain boundary junction as the mixing ele- ment, the 96th harmonic frequency mixing at 3 mm waveband is obtained, and phase-locked voltage- controlled oscillator (VCO) is realized.展开更多
文摘We build a compact high-conversion-efficiency and broadband tunable noncollinear optical parametric amplifier （OPA） in the infra-red （IR） pumped by a femtosecond Ti：sapphire CPA laser. The OPA consists of an internal seed of white-light continuum generator （WLG） and two noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers. The tunable wavelength range is from 1.2μm to 2.4μm for both signal and idle pulses. The total OPA efficiency in the last OPA stage reaches about 40% in a wider tunable spectral range （from 1.3μm to 1.7μm for signal pulse, from 1.5μm to 2.0 μm for idle pulse respectively）.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10474036&10534060)the National Basic Research Program of China(2006CB601006).
文摘A frequency mixing and phase locking system is designed, in which electromagnetic shielding, microwave coupling, and intermediate frequency (IF) measurement arrangements are in- cluded. In lieu of liquid nitrogen, a pulse tube cryo- cooler is used to cool the whole system. With Jo- sephson grain boundary junction as the mixing ele- ment, the 96th harmonic frequency mixing at 3 mm waveband is obtained, and phase-locked voltage- controlled oscillator (VCO) is realized.
