Title :
Dual-band mid-wave/long-wave ZGP OPO pump-tuned by a Cr:ZnSe laser
Author :
McKinnie, I.T. ; Wagner, G.J. ; Christensen, S. ; Carrig, T.J. ; Rawle, C.B.
Author_Institution :
Coherent Technol. Inc., Lafayette, CO, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report a approach which accesses the mid and long-wave IR regions using a single ZnGeP/sub 2/ optical parametric oscillator (OPO) stage driven by a tunable Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe pump laser. This is the first report of a longwave Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe pumped OPO.
Keywords :
infrared sources; laser tuning; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; zinc compounds; Cr:ZnSe laser tuning; ZnGeP/sub 2/; ZnGeP/sub 2/ optical parametric oscillator; ZnSe:Cr/sup 2+/; dual-band mid-wave/long-wave pump; single optical parametric oscillator; tunable Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe pump laser; Dual band; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical pulse generation; Pump lasers; Thermal conductivity; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033575
