Title :
A fully tunable dual-color CW Ti:Al2O3 laser
Author :
Siebe, Frank ; Siebert, Karsten ; Leonhardt, Rainer ; Roskos, Hartmut G.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Inst., Frankfurt Univ., Germany
fDate :
11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We introduce a CW two-color Ti:sapphire laser for terahertz spectroscopic applications. The laser provides two parallel beams at independently tunable wavelengths allowing one to select a difference frequency in the range from below 20 GHz to 50 THz. The laser is pumped by a single 6-W pump beam in order to keep the setup as simple as possible. Under these conditions, output powers of 150 mW per beam in the gain-maximum region are achieved
Keywords :
alumina; colour; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectroscopic light sources; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; titanium; 150 mW; 20 GHz to 50 THz; 6 W; CW two-color Ti:sapphire laser; difference frequency; gain-maximum region; independently tunable wavelengths; parallel beams; single 6-W pump beam; spectroscopic light source; terahertz spectroscopic applications; tunable dual-color CW Ti:Al2O3 laser; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Power generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
