• DocumentCode
    1771470
  • Title

    Multiwatt-level continuous-wave midwave infrared generation using difference frequency mixing in periodically poled lithium niobate

  • Author

    Guha, Saikat ; Barnes, Jacob O. ; Gonzalez, Leonel P.

  • Author_Institution
    Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    More than 2 Watts of continuous-wave external power at 3400 nm was obtained by difference frequency mixing of 1064.6 nm and 1549.8 nm fiber lasers in a periodically poled lithium niobate crystal at 50 °C.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical materials; optical pulse generation; LiNbO3; continuous-wave external power; difference frequency mixing; fiber lasers; multiwatt-level continuous-wave midwave infrared generation; periodically poled lithium niobate crystal; temperature 50 degC; wavelength 1064.6 nm; wavelength 1549.8 nm; wavelength 3400 nm; Crystals; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical reflection; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989448