Single–mode, tunable output from a midwave–infrared–seeded optical parametric oscillator system

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1163-1168

  Marquardt, John H ^a   Mackes, Ross W ^a   Smith, Duane D ^a  

^a Division of Coherent Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SINGLE-FREQUENCY MIDWAVE-INFRARED (MWIR) LASER SOURCES;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0037138321     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.001163     Document Type: Article

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