DocumentCode :
2059419
Title :
Picosecond tunable mode locking of a Cr2+:ZnSe laser with a frequency-doubling nonlinear mirror
Author :
Dherbecourt, Jean-Baptiste ; Denoeud, Adrien ; Melkonian, Jean-Michel ; Raybaut, Myriam ; Godard, Antoine ; Lefebvre, Michel ; Rosencher, Emmanuel
Author_Institution :
ONERA the French Aerosp. Lab., Palaiseau, France
fYear :
2011
fDate :
22-26 May 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
1
Abstract :
In this paper the authors present a widely tunable NLM scheme that takes advantage of the unique properties of quasi-phase matched nonlinear crystals: a high nonlinearity (deff = 16 pm/V for a PPLN crystal) and a large spectral tunability (2.44-2.56 μm) provided by a fan-out grating. The phase shift between the two passes is provided by an AR coated wedged YAG plate. Hence, the NLM is tuned by translating components without cavity misalignment or losses variations.
Keywords :
antireflection coatings; chromium; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; zinc compounds; YAG; ZnSe:Cr; antireflection coated wedged YAG plate; fan-out grating; frequency-doubling nonlinear mirror; phase shift; picosecond tunable mode locking; quasi-phase matched nonlinear crystals; solid lasers; spectral tunability; wavelength 2.44 mum to 2.56 mum; Lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
ISSN :
Pending
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942643
Filename :
5942643
Link To Document :
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