Title :
High-speed switching of mid-infrared wavelength generated by difference-frequency mixing in AgGaS/sub 2/and In-doped AgGaS/sub 2/
Author :
Saito, Norihito ; Kato, Mayumi ; Nagasaka, Shinobu ; Wada, Satoshi ; Tashiro, Hideo
Author_Institution :
RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
1-ms wavelength-switching in a mid-infrared range was achieved by difference-frequency mixing in an In-doped AgGaS/sub 2/ crystal. Tuning range was shifted to a longer wavelength region maintaining noncritical phase-matching with increase of indium concentration.
Keywords :
gallium compounds; indium; infrared spectra; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical switches; silver compounds; ternary semiconductors; 1 ms; AgGaS/sub 2/; AgGaS/sub 2/:In; In-doped AgGaS/sub 2/; difference-frequency mixing; high-speed switching; mid-infrared wavelength generation; noncritical phase-matching; tuning range; wavelength-switching; Absorption; Chemical lasers; Chemical technology; Equations; Frequency conversion; Indium; Laser applications; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
