Title :
Efficient multiwatt 2-5 /spl mu/m tunable sources
Author_Institution :
Light Solutions Corp., Acton, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We employed three intracavity KTiOAsO/sub 4/ (KTA) optical parametric oscillators (OPOs), with separate OPO mirrors, to achieve tuning in the 2-4-/spl mu/m region. Tuning was achieved by angular rotation of the crystal.
Keywords :
infrared sources; laser mirrors; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical resonators; potassium compounds; tuning; 2 to 4 mum; 2 to 5 mum; IR sources; KTiOAsO; angular crystal rotation; intracavity KTiOAsO/sub 4/ optical parametric oscillators; multiwatt /spl mu/m tunable sources; separate OPO mirrors; Adaptive optics; Diodes; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
