Title :
Monolithically integrated laser Bragg Q-switch and wavelength converter in a PPLN crystal
Author :
Lin, S.T. ; Chang, G.W. ; Lin, Y.Y. ; Huang, Y.C. ; Chiang, A.C. ; Chen, Y.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
We report a PPLN crystal with a built-in electro-optic Bragg grating for both temperature-insensitive laser Q-switching and temperature-tuned wavelength conversion with 35% parametric efficiency from 1064 nm to mid-infrared wavelengths between 1440 and 2750 nm.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Q-switching; optical materials; optical wavelength conversion; PPLN crystal; electro-optic Bragg grating; monolithically integrated laser Bragg Q-switch; temperature-insensitive laser Q-switching; temperature-tuned wavelength conversion; wavelength 1064 nm; wavelength 1440 nm to 2750 nm; wavelength converter; Bragg gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers; Voltage; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switch; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (230.2090) Electro-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
