Title :
Ultrafast tunable mid IR source
Author :
Wueppen, Jochen ; Jungbluth, Bernd ; Taubner, Thomas ; Loosen, Peter
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Laser Technol., Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a Laser source, emitting in the mid-IR spectral range. A mode-locked Nd: YVO Laser is used as a pump Laser, followed by two nonlinear frequency conversion steps (OPG, DFG). The broad-band output beam is tunable between 9 μm and 13 μm, with average powers up to 10 mW. Further extension of the tuning range is possible.
Keywords :
infrared sources; laser beams; laser tuning; nonlinear optics; solid lasers; DFG; Nd:YVO; OPG; laser source; mid-IR spectral range; nonlinear frequency conversion steps; pump laser; tunable mid IR source; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Tuning; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104904
