DocumentCode
2263450
Title
Generation of 2-26 cm/sup -1/ bandwidth near-transform limited pulses in mid-IR via difference frequency mixing of chirped pulses
Author
Veitas, G. ; Danielius, R.
Author_Institution
Laser Res. Center, Vilnius Univ., Lithuania
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Abstract
Summary form only given. we report on generation of bandwidth tunable mid-IR pulses in an AgGaS/sub 2/ based optical parametric amplifier (OPA) pumped by an amplified Nd:glass laser. This configuration is a good one with a wavelength tuning range extending from 4 to 12 /spl mu/m.
Keywords
chirp modulation; infrared sources; optical materials; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; silver compounds; ternary semiconductors; 4 to 12 micron; AgGaS/sub 2/; AgGaS/sub 2/ based optical parametric amplifier; amplified Nd:glass laser; bandwidth tunable mid-IR pulse generation; chirped pulses; difference frequency mixing; near-transform limited pulses; optically pumped; wavelength tuning range; Bandwidth; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033542
Filename
1033542
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