A frequency-swept source for broadband mid-infrared spectroscopy

Author

Silva, A. ; Lindsay, I.D.

Author_Institution

H.H. Wills Phys. Lab., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

22-26 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

A frequency-swept source for broadband mid-infrared spectroscopy is reported. A mid-IR laser source capable of rapidly tuning over up to 900cm^-1 within a total accessible range of 2304-3752cm^-1. The rapid tuning range is believed to be the widest reported for an OPO of this type, while the tuning rate and resolution are sufficient for real time IR spectroscopy of solid and liquid samples in techniques requiring high-brightness and wide spectral coverage. The performance and limitations of the OPO system will be discussed and further spectroscopic examples presented.

Keywords

brightness; infrared spectroscopy; laser tuning; measurement by laser beam; optical parametric oscillators; OPO system; brightness; broadband mid-infrared spectroscopy; frequency-swept optical parametric oscillator; frequency-swept source; liquid samples; mid-IR laser source; optical tuning; real time IR spectroscopy; solid samples; wave number 2304 cm^-1 to 3752 cm^-1;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

ISSN

Pending

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0533-5

Electronic_ISBN

Pending

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942754

Filename

5942754