• DocumentCode
    411863
  • 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
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298010