• DocumentCode
    411864
  • Title

    Generation of broadly-tunable mid-infrared radiation in periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguides

  • Author

    Bamford, Douglas J. ; Cook, David J.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Sci. Inc., San Ramon, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a tuning range of more than 150 reciprocal centimeters for the generation of tunable mid-infrared radiation centered at wavelengths of 3.3 microns and 4.3 microns by guided-wave difference frequency generation.
  • Keywords
    infrared spectra; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; 3.3 micron; 4.3 micron; LiNbO/sub 3/; broad tuning; guided-wave difference frequency generation; mid-infrared radiation; periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguides; Equations; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Lithium niobate; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298011