• DocumentCode
    732525
  • Title

    Difference-frequency generation of spectrally bright, ∼1W average-power mid-IR radiation using a ns-pulse fiber laser

  • Author

    Belden, Paul ; DaWun Chen ; Di Teodoro, Fabio

  • Author_Institution
    Aerosp. Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We obtained average power/pulse energy of ~1W/5μJ at ~3520nm wavelength via difference-frequency generation in periodically poled lithium niobate using an all-fiber, few-ns pulsed laser source operating at 1064nm and a 10mW continuous-wave 1525 nm single-frequency diode laser.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; LiNbO3; average-power mid-IR radiation; continuous-wave diode laser; difference-frequency generation; ns-pulse fiber laser; periodically poled lithium niobate; power 10 mW; spectrally bright, mid-IR radiation; wavelength 1064 nm to 1525 nm; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical pulses; Optical pumping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7182957
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=732525