Title :
Tunable difference-frequency generation using spectrally narrowed Cr/sup 3+/:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ laser and periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/
Author :
Parhat, H. ; Vasa, N.J. ; Okada, T. ; Maeda, M. ; Nakamura, M. ; Taniguchi, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Eng. Sci., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given.We report a quasi-phase-matched DFG of a tunable mid-IR coherent radiation in a bulk periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ (PPLN), utilizing a spectrally narrowed Cr/sup 3+/:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ (Cr/sup 3+/:LiSAF) laser with a new cavity configuration.
Keywords :
chromium; dielectric polarisation; infrared sources; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; solid lasers; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Cr; bulk periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/; cavity configuration; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/; quasi-phase-matched DFG; spectrally narrowed Cr/sup 3+/:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ laser; tunable difference-frequency generation; tunable mid-IR coherent radiation; Chromium; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907375
