Published October 1979 | Version v1
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Broadly tunable picosecond infrared source

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

We report a completely grating tuned (1.9--2.4 μm) picosecond traveling-wave infrared generator capable of controlled spectral-bandwidth operation down to the Fourier-transform limit. Subsequent down-conversion in CdSe extends the tuning range to 10--20 μm

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Opt. Lett.
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
10
Series
Opt. Lett.
Journal Page Range
325-327

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11518292
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CADMIUM SELENIDES; INFRARED RADIATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; NIOBATES; PULSES; RADIATION SOURCES; SIGNALS; TRAVELLING WAVES; TUNING
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; AMPLIFIERS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; LASERS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; SELENIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS