A novel single-cycle optical source in the mid-infrared
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Krogen, Peter Ra
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Erich P. Ippen and Franz X. Kaertner.
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In this thesis, I demonstrate the generation of single-optical-cycle pulses in the mid-infrared, which are generated using adiabatic difference frequency in an aperiodically polled lithium niobate crystal. The input pulses were generated in amplified Ti:Sapphire laser system, the construction of which is covered in detail, along with complete characterization of the generated pulses. The generated pulses have a bandwidth spanning (1.8-4.5[mu]m), energy in excess of 1[mu]J at a 1kHz repetition rate, and are compressed to within 15% of their Fourier transform limited duration of 10fs, which is 1.1 optical cycles at their central wavelength of 2.6[mu]m, and represents a peak power well in excess of 100MW. Furthermore, intrinsic to the design of the system is the ability to shape both the spectral amplitude and phase of the generated pulses, which makes this source immediately suitable for applications requiring shaped pulses.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2016. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-106).
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2016Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer SciencePublisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.