DocumentCode :
1144927
Title :
Generation of infrared radiation by Raman scattering and difference frequency mixing with a Nd:YAG pump
Author :
Meadors, J. ; Poirier, M.
Author_Institution :
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Volume :
8
Issue :
4
fYear :
1972
fDate :
4/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
427
Lastpage :
428
Abstract :
A repetitively 
-switched Nd:YAG laser was used to produce "eye-safe" radiation near 1.55 μm by stimulated Raman scattering in acetonitrile and in methane with photon conversion efficiencies of 14 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The laser and Stokes beams were mixed in lithium niobate to obtain 6-kW peak power pulses at the difference frequency near 3.4 μm with a photon conversion efficiency of 1.1 percent.
-switched Nd:YAG laser was used to produce "eye-safe" radiation near 1.55 μm by stimulated Raman scattering in acetonitrile and in methane with photon conversion efficiencies of 14 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The laser and Stokes beams were mixed in lithium niobate to obtain 6-kW peak power pulses at the difference frequency near 3.4 μm with a photon conversion efficiency of 1.1 percent.Keywords :
Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lithium niobate; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1972.1076976
Filename :
1076976
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