• DocumentCode
    689224
  • Title

    High-resolution spectroscopy of the methane ν3 band in the 3.3 μm range using widely tunable single-frequency optical parametric oscillators

  • Author

    Courtois, J. ; Bouchendira, R. ; Cadoret, M. ; Zondy, J.-J. ; Ricciardi, I. ; Mosca, S. ; De Rosa, M. ; De Natale, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Commun de Metrol. LNE-Cnam, La Plaine Saint Denis, France
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate fast idler wave mode-hop-free tuning over ~30cm-1 around 3.3μm using a cw ppMgCLN-OPO pumped near 1063nm, allowing to capture in a single pump scan at a rate up to 20nm/s the entire Q-branch of CH4 (3000-3025cm-1).
  • Keywords
    infrared spectra; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; organic compounds; LiNbO3:MgO; cw ppMgCLN-OPO; fast idler wave mode-hop-free tuning; high-resolution spectroscopy; methane ν3 band; single pump scan; wave number 3000 cm-1 to 3025 cm-1; widely tunable single-frequency optical parametric oscillators; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical variables control; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833606