Title :
Difference-frequency generation of fs and ps mid-IR pulses in LiInSe2 based on Yb-fiber laser pump sources
Author :
Beutler, Marcus ; Rimke, Ingo ; Buttner, Edlef ; Petrov, Valentin ; Isaenko, Ludmila
Author_Institution :
APE Angewandte Phys. und Elektron. GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Difference-frequency generation between signal and idler of Yb-fiber laser synchronously-pumped femtosecond / picosecond optical parametric oscillators (OPO)s at 53/80 MHz provides maximum single pulse energies exceeding 1 nJ and continuous tuning from 5 μm to 12 μm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; LiInSe2; Yb-fiber laser pump sources; continuous tuning; difference-frequency generation; energy 1 nJ; maximum single pulse energies; optical parametric oscillators; ps mid-IR pulses; wavelength 5 mum to 12 mum; Bandwidth; Conductivity; Crystals; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Tuning; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
