Title :
Tunable mid-infrared (6.3–7.8 µm) optical vortex laser
Author :
Horikawa, Michael T. ; Furuki, Kenji ; Tokizane, Yu. ; Miyamoto, Katsuhiko ; Omatsu, Takashige
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Integration Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a tunable mid-infrared (6.3-7.8-μm) vortex laser formed of a 1-μm vortex pumped optical parametric oscillator and a difference frequency generator. Maximum output energy of 160-μJ was obtained at a wavelength of 6.5-μm.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical vortices; solid lasers; difference frequency generator; energy 160 muJ; maximum output energy; tunable mid-infrared optical vortex laser; vortex pumped optical parametric oscillator; wavelength 1 mum; wavelength 6.3 mum to 7.8 mum; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical vortices; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
