Title :
Tunable second harmonic generation of a continuous-wave CO2 laser using 3 mm thick orientation patterned GaAs crystals in fan-out and single-grating-period configurations
Author :
Guha, Shekhar ; Barnes, Jacob O. ; Gonzalez, Leonel P. ; Schunemann, Peter G.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
We report room temperature frequency doubling of a continuous-wave carbon dioxide laser tuned from 9.26 to 10.65 micrometers using large-aperture OPGaAs crystals (>3 mm thick by >7.5 mm wide) in fan-out and single grating configurations.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; carbon compounds; diffraction gratings; gallium arsenide; gas lasers; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; CO2; GaAs; continuous-wave carbon dioxide laser; fan-out configurations; orientation patterned GaAs crystals; room temperature frequency doubling; single-grating-period configurations; size 3 mm; temperature 293 K to 298 K; tunable second harmonic generation; Crystals; Gallium arsenide; Gratings; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical frequency conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
