Title :
Milliwatt-level mid-infrared difference frequency generation with a femtosecond dual-signal-wavelength optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Hegenbarth, Robin ; Steinmann, Andy ; Tóth, György ; Hebling, János ; Giessen, Harald
Author_Institution :
4th Phys. Inst., Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We report on mid-infrared difference frequency generation with a dual-signal-wavelength femtosecond optical parametric oscillator. We achieved up to 1.2 mW average power at 42 MHz at wavelengths tunable between 11 and 18 μm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; laser tuning; optical parametric oscillators; dual-signal-wavelength; femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; frequency generation; milliwatt-level mid-infrared difference; wavelength 11 mum to 78 mum; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Oscillators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
