Title :
Mid-IR continuous-wave fiber-laser-pumped optical parametric oscillators
Author :
Gross, Patrick ; Lindsay, L.D. ; Adhimoolam, B. ; Klein, M.E. ; Auerbach, M. ; Wessels, Peter ; Fallnich, C. ; Boller, K.-J.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Appl. Phys., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We review recent developments in continuous-wave mid-infrared optical parametric oscillators pumped by fiber lasers. Such devices are potentially valuable spectroscopic sources providing high output powers and rapid, wide-range tuning in the mid-infrared molecular fingerprint region.
Keywords :
infrared sources; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; spectroscopic light sources; continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators; fiber-laser pump; midinfrared molecular fingerprint region; midinfrared optical parametric oscillators; spectroscopic sources; wide-range tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
