Narrow-Bandwidth, Subnanosecond, Infrared Pulse Generation in PPLN Pumped by a Fiber Amplifier-Microchip Oscillator (Postprint)

Abstract

Narrow-bandwidth, 0.5 ns IR pulses were achieved in a periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric generator (PPLN OPG). The OPG was pumped at 7.14 kHz by a Yb-doped fiber amplifier and a microchip Nd:YAG oscillator. Bandwidth was reduced from 3/6 nm to 55 pm using a continuous-wave (CW) 1.5-um seed beam guided through the fiber amplifier.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503831

Entities

People

  • Kenneth L Schepler
  • Matthew D. Cocuzzi
  • Peter E. Powers

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Continuous Waves
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Infrared Pulses
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Lasers
  • Lithium Niobates
  • Military Research
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optics
  • Piezoceramics
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.