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We report on the experimental proof-of-principle demonstration of the ultrashort pulse single-pass beta-barium borate, BBO optical parametric amplifier pumped by two mutually incoherent laser sources. We show that the amplified signal at 1054 nm gains energy from both pump pulses with wavelengths of 680 and 527 nm, respectively, with overall energy conversion of 36%, and exhibits low wavefront distortions and improved energy stability in the gain saturation regime.
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Tamošauskas, G., Dubietis, A., Valiulis, G. et al. Optical parametric amplifier pumped by two mutually incoherent laser beams. Appl. Phys. B 91, 305–307 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-2984-8
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