A. A. Lanin, A. M. Zheltikov, “Octave phase matching for optical parametric amplification of single-cycle pulses in the mid-infrared range”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2016, Volume 103, Issue 3,Pages <nobr>184

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OPTICS AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Octave phase matching for optical parametric amplification of single-cycle pulses in the mid-infrared range

A. A. Lanin^ab, A. M. Zheltikov^cdab

^a Faculty of Physics and International Laser Center, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia
^b Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo, 143025, Russia
^c National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, 123098, Russia
^d Texas A&M University, 77843 College Station TX, USA

Abstract: Analysis of optical properties of mid-infrared-transparent nonlinear crystals reveals octave phase matching for a highly efficient optical parametric amplification of single-cycle electromagnetic field waveforms within the 3- to 12-$\mu$m wavelength range, recently demonstrated in experiments.

Received: 18.12.2015

DOI: 10.7868/S0370274X1603005X