• DocumentCode
    733942
  • Title

    Multi-milliwatt, continuous-wave, mid-infrared source for the 6.4–7.5 μm spectral range based on orientation-patterned GaAs

  • Author

    Devi, Kavita ; Schunemann, P.G. ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M.

  • Author_Institution
    ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona, Spain
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report a cw mid-infrared source based on OP-GaAs, tunable across 6460-7517nm, providing 51.1mW at 6790nm, with passive power stability of ~2.3% rms (>1 hour) and frequency stability of 1.8GHz (>1 minute), in high-beam quality.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; frequency stability; gallium arsenide; light sources; optical tuning; GaAs; continuous-wave mid-infrared source; frequency 1.8 GHz; frequency stability; high-beam quality; multimilliwatt source; orientation-patterned GaAs; passive power stability; power 51.1 mW; spectral range; wavelength 6460 nm to 7517 nm; wavelength 6790 nm; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Power generation; Thermal stability; Tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184386