Title :
Tunable infrared radiation for remote sensing applications
Author :
Yu, Jirong ; Lee, Razak ; Barnes, Norman P. ; Bai, Yingxin ; Murray, Keith E.
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
A tunable mid-IR laser source with narrow linewidth is being developed. This system consists of three major components; a 600 mJ seeded 2.05-micron pump laser, a ZnGeP/sub 2/ parametric oscillator and amplifier and a cw periodically poled lithium niobate seed source for parametric oscillator.
Keywords :
infrared sources; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; remote sensing by laser beam; spectral line breadth; zinc compounds; 2.05 micron; 600 mJ; CW periodically poled lithium niobate seed source; LiNbO/sub 3/; ZnGeP/sub 2/; ZnGeP/sub 2/ parametric amplifier; ZnGeP/sub 2/ parametric oscillator; micron pump laser; narrow linewidth; remote sensing applications; tunable mid-IR laser source; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Remote sensing; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
