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Tunable nonlinear-optical devices for laser-spectroscopic sensing
Author(s): Brian J. Orr; Yabai He
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Paper Abstract

Generating coherent light via nonlinear optics drives many of our laser-spectroscopic sensing applications. For instance, narrowband tunable pulsed optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) controlled by injection seeding are used extensively for cavity-ringdown and coherent-Raman spectroscopies. In a high-precision OPO-based spectroscopic system, we employ a long-pulse (>25 ns) pump laser with optical-heterodyne diagnostics to log instantaneous frequency and chirp on a pulseby- pulse basis. In other work, we use photorefractive media for narrowband wavelength control of tunable diode lasers and pulsed OPOs. Additional prospective spectroscopic applications of tunable pulsed OPOs are also considered.

Paper Details

Date Published: 17 February 2010
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 7582, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX, 75820J (17 February 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.840867
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Brian J. Orr, Macquarie Univ. (Australia)
Yabai He, Macquarie Univ. (Australia)


Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7582:
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications IX
Peter E. Powers, Editor(s)

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