Phase-preserving chirped-pulse optical parametric amplification to 17.3 fs directly from a Ti:Sapphire oscillator

C. P. Hauri, P. Schlup, G. Arisholm +2

Phase-stabilized 12-fs, 1-nJ pulses from a commercial Ti:sapphire oscillator are directly amplified in a chirped-pulse optical parametric amplifier and recompressed to yield near-t…