Title :
Multiwatt-level continuous-wave midwave infrared generation using difference frequency mixing in periodically poled lithium niobate
Author :
Guha, Saikat ; Barnes, Jacob O. ; Gonzalez, Leonel P.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
More than 2 Watts of continuous-wave external power at 3400 nm was obtained by difference frequency mixing of 1064.6 nm and 1549.8 nm fiber lasers in a periodically poled lithium niobate crystal at 50 °C.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical materials; optical pulse generation; LiNbO3; continuous-wave external power; difference frequency mixing; fiber lasers; multiwatt-level continuous-wave midwave infrared generation; periodically poled lithium niobate crystal; temperature 50 degC; wavelength 1064.6 nm; wavelength 1549.8 nm; wavelength 3400 nm; Crystals; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical reflection; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
