Abstract
The performance of a periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator/lithium niobate optical parametric amplifier (PPLN OPO/LNB OPA) system was tested by a series of spectroscopic experiments that are sensitive to the quality of its coherent tunable output radiation. The continuous tunability of signal and idler waves was verified by recording gas-phase photoacoustic absorption spectra of the 1.52-μm (v1+v3) band of acetylene and the 3.3-μm v3 band of methane. Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectra (CARS) spectra of methane in pulsed supersonic jet show that the optical bandwidth of the OPO signal wave is approx. 200 MHz, approaching the transform limit of the pulses.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 385-385 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 078034233X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1998 International Symposium on Information Theory, CLEO/EUROPE'98 - Glasgow, Scotland Duration: 14 Sept 1998 → 18 Sept 1998 |
Other
Other | Proceedings of the 1998 International Symposium on Information Theory, CLEO/EUROPE'98 |
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City | Glasgow, Scotland |
Period | 14/09/98 → 18/09/98 |