Generation of mid-infrared pulses suitable for two-color IR-spectroscopy with ≈300-fs time resolution, temporal analysis via two-photon absorption in germanium and first application

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 487-492

  Laenen, R ^a   Simeonidis, K ^a   Rauscher, C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER TUNING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

TWO COLOR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; TWO PHOTON ABSORPTION;

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 0030229998     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.571748     Document Type: Article

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