Title :
High power and high energy infrared parametric sources
Author_Institution :
Norwegian Defence Res. Establ. - FFI, Kjeller, Norway
Abstract :
We report on ZnGeP2-based parametric sources pumped by holmium lasers which are resonantly pumped by thulium fiber lasers. Using this scheme, we have built one source with up to 22 W average power and another with more than 0.2 J pulse energy in the mid-infrared region.
Keywords :
germanium compounds; infrared sources; optical parametric devices; optical pumping; zinc compounds; Ho; Th; ZnGeP2; holmium lasers; infrared parametric sources; optical pumping; thulium fiber lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical pumping; Optical ring resonators; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
