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
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