Title :
Power scalable 2 μm source for parametric generation of mid-infrared radiation in ZnGeP2
Author :
Simakov, N. ; Hemming, A. ; Davidson, A. ; Carmody, N. ; Bennetts, S. ; Davies, P. ; Haub, John
Author_Institution :
Electron. Warfare & Radar Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
A Thulium fibre oscillator with 60uJ, 50ns pulses operating at 150kHz is demonstrated. Using a fibre amplifier 300μJ pulses were achieved which was sufficient for frequency conversion to 3.5-5μm using a ZGP OPO.
Keywords :
germanium compounds; optical fibre amplifiers; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; thulium; zinc compounds; Tm; ZGP OPO; ZnGeP2; energy 300 muJ; energy 60 muJ; fibre amplifier; frequency 150 kHz; frequency conversion; mid-infrared radiation; parametric generation; thulium fibre oscillator; time 50 ns; wavelength 3.5 mum to 5 mum; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Lenses; Optical fiber amplifiers; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Mid-IR; Optical Parametric Oscillator; Thulium fiber laser; ZGP;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929946
