Title :
High-average-power, mid-infrared femtosecond optical parametric oscillator at 7 μm based on CdSiP2
Author :
Chaitanya Kumar, S. ; Krauth, Joachim ; Zawilski, K.T. ; Schunemann, P.G. ; Giessen, Harald ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M.
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
We report a mid-infrared femtosecond OPO based on CdSiP2 tunable across 6786-7069 nm, generating record power of 110-mW at 7μm, with passive power and wavelength stability below 3% rms (1-hour) and 0.1% rms (15-min), respectively.
Keywords :
cadmium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical parametric oscillators; CdSiP2; high-average-power optical parametric oscillator; midinfrared femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; passive power; power 110 mW; time 1 hr; time 1 min; wavelength 6786 nm to 7069 nm; wavelength 7 mum; wavelength stability; Laser stability; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Tuning; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA