• DocumentCode
    412524
  • 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
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • 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;
  • 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
    1298676