Title :
Efficient upconversion of coherent radiation at 10.26 μm
Author :
Jiang, Yi ; Ding, Yujie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
Upconversion of laser beam at 10.26 mum to 1.187 mum was achieved in a GaSe crystal via difference-frequency generation with the highest conversion efficiency measured to be 19%. Saturation due to pump depletion was evidenced.
Keywords :
III-VI semiconductors; gallium compounds; laser beams; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; optical saturation; GaSe; conversion efficiency; difference-frequency generation; efficiency 19 percent; laser beam upconversion; laser coherent radiation; optical saturation; pump depletion; wavelength 10.26 mum to 1.187 mum; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers; (140.3613) Lasers, upconversion; (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials; (190.7220) Upconversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
