Title :
Cascaded second order nonlinearity for the generation of blue/green laser using ZnO:PPLN crystal fiber
Author :
Lee, L.M. ; Chiu, P.C. ; Huang, S.L. ; Tu, S.Y. ; Pei, S.C. ; Kung, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel technique, using cascaded first-order second harmonic generation and third-order sum frequency generation in a ZnO:PPLN crystal fiber, was demonstrated for the generation of tunable blue/green laser from 471.3 nm to 515 nm.
Keywords :
laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; solid lasers; zinc compounds; 471.3 to 515 nm; LiNbO3:ZnO; ZnO:PPLN crystal fiber; blue-green laser generation; cascaded first-order second harmonic generation; cascaded second order nonlinearity; third-order sum frequency generation; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Quantum cascade lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201936
