title: Picosecond laser for performance of efficient nonlinear spectroscopy from 10 to 21 microm.
abstract: Laser tunability from 10 to 21 microm is obtained by use of an optical parametric oscillator based on a KTP crystal followed by a difference-frequency stage with a CdSe crystal. An all-solid-state picosecond Nd:YAG oscillator mode locked by a frequency-doubling nonlinear mirror is used for synchronous pumping.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Moléculaire de Surface, University of Namur, 61 Rue de Bruxelles, Namur B-5000, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alaa A
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authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: Zachary D
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authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gewirth
authors.forename: Jeffrey O
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authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Yves
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authors.lastname: Caudano
authors.forename: Christophe
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authors.lastname: Humbert
authors.forename: Laurent
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authors.lastname: Dreesen
authors.forename: Paul A
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authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.forename: Andre
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authors.lastname: Peremans