Widely tunable continuous-wave mid-infrared laser source based on difference-frequency generation in AgGaS2

被引:29
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作者
Petrov, V
Rempel, C
Stolberg, KP
Schade, W
机构
[1] Max Born Inst Nonlinear Opt & Ultrafast Spect, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[2] Bestec GMBH, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[3] Univ Colorado, Joint Inst Lab Astrophys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1998年 / 37卷 / 21期
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10.1364/AO.37.004925
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate difference-frequency generation in the 6.8-12.5-mu m range by mixing two high-power single-frequency laser diodes in a type II AgGaS2, crystal. This compact all-solid-state scheme provides maximum output powers that exceed 1 mu W and permits continuous adjustment-free scans larger than 2 cm(-1) across the entire tuning range. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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页码:4925 / 4928
页数:4
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