Title :
Mid-IR ZGP-OPO pumped by a Bragg grating line-narrowed PPKTP-OPO
Author :
Henriksson, M. ; Tiihonen, M. ; Pasiskevicius, V. ; Laurell, F.
Author_Institution :
FOI (Swedish Defence Res. Agency), Linkoping
Abstract :
Here we report on a tandem OPO consisting of a Type I PPKTP-OPO pumping a ZGP-OPO generating radiation in the mid-IR. The PPKTP-OPO uses a bulk Bragg grating to generate narrowband pump radiation at 2008 nm.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; germanium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; zinc compounds; Bragg grating; Type I PPKTP; ZnGeP2; optical parametric oscillators; wavelength 2008 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Bragg gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Resonance; (050.7330) Volume holographic gratings; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628057