Title :
Electro-optic tuning of a periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator and mixing its output waves to generate mid-IR tunable from 9.4 -10.5 /spl mu/m
Author :
Haidar, S. ; Sasaki, Y. ; Ito, H. ; Niwa, E. ; Masumoto, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun. (RIEC), Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate electro-optic spectral tuning in an optical parametric oscillator employing a segmented periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ (PPLN) crystal. The signal and idler waves obtained, are difference-frequency-mixed to produce mid-IR tunable from /spl sim/ 10.5 to /spl sim/ 9.4 /spl mu/m.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical tuning; 9.4 to 10.5 mum; LiNbO/sub 3/; difference-frequency-mixing; electrooptic tuning; idler waves; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator; signal waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
