Title :
Continuously tunable optical parametric generator using a cylindrical ppLN
Author :
Fève, J.P. ; Boulanger, B. ; Ménaert, B. ; Pacaud, O.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Spectrometrie Physique, St. Martin d´´Heres, France
Abstract :
An optical parametric generator using a cylindrical ppLN crystal pumped by a Nd:YAG microchip laser leads to continuously tunable (1420nm-1700nm and 2800nm-4200nm) highly efficient (30%), low divergent, compact and stable device.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; lithium compounds; microchip lasers; neodymium; niobium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric devices; optical pumping; optical tuning; 1420 to 1700 nm; 2800 to 4200 nm; LiNbO3; Nd:YAG microchip laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; continuously tunable optical parametric generator; cylindrical periodically poled LiNbO3 crystal pumping; low divergent device; optical tuning; stable device; Bandwidth; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Microchip lasers; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312299