Research Studies on Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillators.

Abstract

The primary goal of this contract is research studies of tunable optical sources, and the development of coherent sources in new spectral regions. In particular, a major project this year has been IR image up-conversion based on three frequency summing in metal vapors. A general theory of the efficiency of these up-converters as a function of the pump laser spectrum, detuning, and linewidth, and of the linewidth of the selected non-allowed atomic transition has been developed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027667

Entities

People

  • James Forrest Young
  • Stephen E. Harris

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contracts
  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Detuning
  • Efficiency
  • Frequency
  • Metal Vapors
  • Oscillators
  • Spectra
  • Transitions
  • Vapors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers