Generation of tunable mid-infrared picosecond pulses by means of MHz-rate optical parametric amplification of white-light continuum in GaSe

The output of the high-repetition-rate all-solid-state picosecond oscillator is used for direct pumping of optical parametric amplifier seeded with the white-light continuum generated in optical fiber to generate tunable mid-IR radiation.

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