Title :
Multi-watt mid-IR fiber-pumped OPO
Author :
Creeden, Daniel ; Ketteridge, Peter A. ; Budni, Peter ; Zawilski, Kevin ; Schunemann, Peter G. ; Pollak, Thomas M. ; Chicklis, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Syst. & Technol., BAE Syst., Nashua, NH
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a multi-watt mid-IR ZGP OPO pumped by a pulsed Tm-doped fiber laser operating at 1.995 um. 2 W of total mid-IR output power has been generated in the 3.4-3.9 mum and 4.0-4.7 mum spectral regions simultaneously.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; JkJk:Tm; ZnGeP2; mid-IR fiber-pumped OPO; power 2 W; pulsed Tm-doped fiber laser; wavelength 3.4 mum to 3.9 mum; wavelength 4 mum to 4.7 mum; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Thermal lensing; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (190.2620) Frequency conversion; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
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
