Figure 1

Ultrafast Airy beam optical parametric oscillator.
(a) Schematic illustration of the experimental setup for the ultrafast Airy beam OPO. λ/2: half-wave plate; PBS: polarizing beam-splitter cube; L1-2: Lenses; M1-3: mirrors; OC: output coupler; C: MgO:PPLN crystal (in oven); CPM: cubic phase mask; S: dichroic mirrors; PM: power meter. Recorded intensity profile of (b) resonant signal, (c) idler and (d) Airy beam, (e) 3-D illustration of the generated Airy beam.