Title :
Mixed nonlinear crystal Cd/sub x/Hg/sub 1-x/Ga/sub 2/S/sub 4/ used for optical parametric amplification
Author :
Petrov, V. ; Rotermund, F. ; Badikov, V.V. ; Shevyrdyaeva, G.S.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Femtosecond pulses in the mid-IR between 5.5 and 11 /spl mu/m are generated by optical parametric amplification in Cd/sub x/Hg/sub 1-x/Ga/sub 2/S/sub 4/ pumped at 0.82 and 1.25 /spl mu/m.
Keywords :
cadmium compounds; infrared spectra; mercury compounds; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; ternary semiconductors; 0.82 to 1.25 micron; 5.5 to 11 micron; Cd/sub x/Hg/sub 1-x/Ga/sub 2/S/sub 4/; femtosecond pulses; mid-IR; nonlinear crystal; optical parametric amplification; Frequency conversion; Mercury (metals); Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
