Tunable down-conversion from an optical parametric oscillator
Tunable down-conversion from an optical parametric oscillator
A new method for the production of high power, tunable laser-like infrared radiation is described. An optical parametric oscillator (OPO) and a down-converter are combined so that radiation is generated at the frequency difference between signal and idler frequencies. In an experiment using proustite for the down-converter crystal and a 1.065µm pumped OPO, tunable radiation has been produced over the range 8-12µm. Using CdSe in the down-converter the region 10-25µm could be spanned with peak powers approaching 100W.
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Bhar, G.C.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Luther-Davies, B.
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Smith, R.C.
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December 1972
Bhar, G.C.
85ce86e0-1991-4abf-9bc3-2a90415e6f01
Hanna, D.C.
3da5a5b4-71c2-4441-bb67-21f0d28a187d
Luther-Davies, B.
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Smith, R.C.
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Bhar, G.C., Hanna, D.C., Luther-Davies, B. and Smith, R.C.
(1972)
Tunable down-conversion from an optical parametric oscillator.
Optics Communications, 6 (4), .
(doi:10.1016/0030-4018(72)90146-0).
Abstract
A new method for the production of high power, tunable laser-like infrared radiation is described. An optical parametric oscillator (OPO) and a down-converter are combined so that radiation is generated at the frequency difference between signal and idler frequencies. In an experiment using proustite for the down-converter crystal and a 1.065µm pumped OPO, tunable radiation has been produced over the range 8-12µm. Using CdSe in the down-converter the region 10-25µm could be spanned with peak powers approaching 100W.
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Published date: December 1972
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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Local EPrints ID: 78818
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78818
ISSN: 0030-4018
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