Title :
Intracavity second harmonic generation in quantum cascade lasers pumped by femtosecond Mid-IR pulses
Author :
Liu, Sheng ; Lalanne, Elaine ; Johnson, Anthony ; Liu, Peter Q. ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Room temperature second harmonic generation at λ=2.2 μm has been obtained from a 4.5 μm quantum cascade laser resonantly pumped by TM or TE polarized λ=4.5 μm femtosecond pulses through the front facet.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; quantum cascade lasers; femtosecond mid-IR pulses; intracavity second harmonic generation; quantum cascade lasers; room temperature second harmonic generation; wavelength 2.2 mum; wavelength 4.5 mum; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Quantum cascade lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
