Title :
Tunable THz source with less than 100 GHz bandwidth
Author :
Bach, T. ; Poberaj, G. ; Zgonik, M. ; Medrano, C. ; Günter, P.
Author_Institution :
Rainbow Photonics AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
In this work we present results of the optimization of the OPO in terms of output power and spectral linewidth and show results of the THz generation via DFG in DSTMS and OH1. To provide the pump for the DFG process, an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) using KTP crystals as the nonlinear crystal was selected. The KTP crystals are cut at an angle of 64° for type-II phasematching in the xz plane. The pump laser is a Q-switched frequency doubled Nd: YAG laser at 532 nm with pulses of 8 ns and a repetition rate of 100 Hz. Signal waves of around 860 nm are generated and idlers (λι and λ2) in the 1400 nm region.
Keywords :
Q-switching; neodymium; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectral line breadth; yttrium compounds; DFG; DSTMS; KTP crystals; OPO; Q-switched frequency doubled laser; YAG:Nd; difference frequency generation; frequency 100 Hz; nonlinear crystal; optical parametric oscillators; output power; phase matching; pump laser; spectral linewidth; wavelength 1400 nm; wavelength 532 nm; wavelength 860 nm; Apertures; Crystals; Frequency measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942674
