• DocumentCode
    2784653
  • Title

    15 mW, tunable difference frequency generation source for absorption spectroscopy

  • Author

    Richter, Dirk ; Weibring, Petter ; Fried, Alan ; Tadanaga, O. ; Nishida, Y. ; Asobe, M. ; Suzuki, H.

  • Author_Institution
    National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Earth Observing Laboratory, Analytical Photonics & Optoelectronics Laboratory 3450 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO 80301 USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A novel waveguide periodically poled lithium niobate crystal for difference frequency generation in the mid-IR spectral region at 3.52¿m is characterized. High mid-IR power of 15mW and a conversion efficiency of up to 19%/W have been obtained.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Diode lasers; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431155
  • Filename
    4431155