Development of a single-longitudinal-mode continuously tunable mid-infrared PPLN OPO

Author

Richman, B.A. ; Bisson, S.E. ; Kulp, T.J. ; Aniolek, K.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Livermore, CA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

28-28 May 1999

Firstpage

37

Abstract

Summary form only given. Recently, we demonstrated continuous frequency tuning of a single-longitudinal mode mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO). We are using the 3-/spl mu/m-wavelength idler of our device for cavity ring-down laser absorption spectroscopy (CRDLAS) of organic gases in air including methane. The singly resonant OPO is a ring resonator for the signal beam (1.5-1.6 /spl mu/m wavelength) consisting of three mirrors, a periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal, and an intracavity air-space etalon.

Keywords

cavity resonators; dielectric polarisation; infrared spectroscopy; light interferometers; lithium compounds; mirrors; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical resonators; optical tuning; 1.6 to 1.5 mum; 3 mum; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN; air; cavity ring-down laser absorption spectroscopy; continuous frequency tuning; intracavity air-space etalon; methane; mirrors; optical parametric oscillator; organic gases; ring resonator; signal beam; single-longitudinal mode mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator; single-longitudinal-mode continuously tunable mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator; singly resonant optical parametric oscillator; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical ring resonators; Optical tuning; Oscillators; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-595-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1999.840600

Filename

840600