Title :
A high power, continuous wave, continuous tunable, narrow linewidth infrared OPO beyond 4 /spl mu/m
Author :
van Herpen, M.M.J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Molecular & Laser Phys., Nijmegen Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
We present two new continuous-wave OPOs, using continuously tunable high-power single-frequency pump lasers. We extended the operation of PPLN OPO´s to 4.7 micrometer and we reached a stabilized single-frequency idler output power of 3 Watts.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; micrometry; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectral line breadth; 1020 to 1050 nm; 3 W; LiNbO/sub 3/; continuous tunable; continuous wave; high-power single-frequency pump lasers; micrometer; narrow linewidth infrared OPO; optical paramtric oscillator; output power; periodically poled lithium niobate; Absorption; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Power generation; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; 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
