Title :
A wavelength-agile mid-IR (5-10 /spl mu/m) light source pumped by a Galvano-controlled KTP-OPO
Author :
Miyamoto, K. ; Suizu, K. ; Ito, H.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai
Abstract :
We have devised a wavelength-agile mid-IR ZGP-OPO that can rapidly jump to a new wavelength without scanning through intermediate wavelengths. The mid-IR (5-10 mum) wavelengths can be scanned by tuning the pump wavelength using a Galvano-controlled double crystal KTP-OPO
Keywords :
infrared sources; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; potassium compounds; 5 to 10 mum; Galvano effect; KTP-OPO; KTiOPO4; midIR light source; pump wavelength; Biomedical optical imaging; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Light sources; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical tuning; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548023
