• DocumentCode
    2872666
  • Title

    Broadly tunable, continuous-wave OPO for high resolution spectroscopy

  • Author

    Ngai, A.K.Y. ; Persijn, S.T. ; Harren, F.J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Mol. & Mater., Radboud Univ., Nijmegen
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a high power, broadly tunable (2.75-3.83 mum) cw OPO based on PP-MgO-LN. Using a combination of tuning techniques, molecular absorption spectra can be continuously recorded over 450 cm-1 at Lt0.001 cm-1 resolution.
  • Keywords
    infrared spectroscopy; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical tuning; LiNbO3:MgO; broadly tunable optical parametric oscillator; continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator; high resolution spectroscopy; molecular absorption spectra; periodically-poled MgO-lithium niobate; tuning techniques; wave number 450 cm-1; wavelength 2.75 mum to 3.83 mum; Absorption; Frequency; Gas lasers; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Oscillators; Power lasers; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices; (190.4360) Nonlinear Optics, Devices; (190.4970) Parametric Oscillators and Amplifiers; (300.6320) Spectroscopy, High-Resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628327
  • Filename
    4628327