Title :
80-MHz difference-frequency generation of femtosecond pulses in the mid-IR using GaS0.4Se0.6
Author :
Beutler, Marcus ; Rimke, Ingo ; Buttner, Edlef ; Panyutin, Vladimir ; Petrov, Valentin
Author_Institution :
APE Angewandte Phys. und Elektron. GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We employ GaS0.4Se0.6 nonlinear crystal for difference-frequency generation between signal and idler of a synchronously pumped femtosecond OPO at 80 MHz achieving continuous tuning from 4 μm (>12 mW) to 12 μm (>0.5 mW).
Keywords :
III-VI semiconductors; gallium compounds; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; GaS0.4Se0.6; continuous tuning; difference-frequency generation; femtosecond pulses; frequency 80 MHz; nonlinear crystal; optical parametric oscillators; synchronously pumped femtosecond OPO; wavelength 4 mum to 12 mum; Crystals; Gases; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
