Abstract
We report a high-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the deep-infrared (deep-IR) based on type-I critical phase-matching in CdSiP2 (CSP), pumped directly by a Ti:sapphire laser. Using angle-tuning in the CSP crystal, the OPO can be continuously tuned across 7306-8329nm (1201-1369 cm-1) in the deep-IR. It delivers up to 18mW of idler average power at 7306nm and >7 mW beyond 8000nm at 80.5MHz repetition rate, with the spectra exhibiting bandwidths of >150 nm across the tuning range. Moreover, the signal is tunable across 1128-1150nm in the near-infrared, providing up to 35mW of average power in ∼266 fs pulses at 1150nm. Both beams exhibit single-peak Gaussian distribution in TEM00 spatial profile. With an equivalent spectral brightness of ∼5.6×1020photons s-1 mm-2 sr-10.1% BW-1, this OPO represents a viable alternative to synchrotron and supercontinuum sources for deep-IR applications in spectroscopy, metrology, and medical diagnostics.
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