DocumentCode
1144927
Title
Generation of infrared radiation by Raman scattering and difference frequency mixing with a Nd:YAG pump
Author
Meadors, J. ; Poirier, M.
Author_Institution
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Volume
8
Issue
4
fYear
1972
fDate
4/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
427
Lastpage
428
Abstract
A repetitively 
-switched Nd:YAG laser was used to produce "eye-safe" radiation near 1.55 μm by stimulated Raman scattering in acetonitrile and in methane with photon conversion efficiencies of 14 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The laser and Stokes beams were mixed in lithium niobate to obtain 6-kW peak power pulses at the difference frequency near 3.4 μm with a photon conversion efficiency of 1.1 percent.
-switched Nd:YAG laser was used to produce "eye-safe" radiation near 1.55 μm by stimulated Raman scattering in acetonitrile and in methane with photon conversion efficiencies of 14 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The laser and Stokes beams were mixed in lithium niobate to obtain 6-kW peak power pulses at the difference frequency near 3.4 μm with a photon conversion efficiency of 1.1 percent.Keywords
Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lithium niobate; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1972.1076976
Filename
1076976
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