Title :
Wavelength conversion of a broadband ASE source based on intra-cavity difference-frequency-mixing in a Cr3+:LiCAF-PPSLT laser
Author :
Torregrosa, A.J. ; Maestre, H. ; Capmany, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Comput. Sci., Univ. Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
Abstract :
Wavelength conversion of a broadband ASE source based on intra-cavity difference-frequency-mixing in a Cr3+:LiCAF-PPSLT laser is reported. The wavelength converting system is based on single-pass difference frequency generation in a PPSLT crystal placed inside the V-folded cavity of a tuneable self-injection-locked diode-pumped Cr3+:LiCAF laser. Tuning is achieved with an externally coupled cavity based on a Littrow-mounted ruled diffraction grating.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; calcium compounds; chromium; diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical wavelength conversion; solid lasers; superradiance; LiCaAlF-LiTaO3:Cr; Littrow-mounted ruled diffraction grating; PPSLT crystal; V-folded cavity; broadband ASE source; externally coupled cavity; periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate; single-pass difference frequency generation; tuneable self-injection-locked diode-pumped laser; wavelength converting system;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942759
