High-power, tunable difference frequency generation source for absorption spectroscopy based on a ridge waveguide periodically poled lithium niobate crystal.
A novel waveguide for difference frequency generation in the mid-IR spectral region at 3.52 mum is characterized. High mid-IR power of 15 mW and an external conversion efficiency of up to 19 %W( -1) have been obtained. An optical beam propagation factor M(2) =1.18 was determined using the second moment method. A simple 2-f absorption spectra demonstrates the potential of this mid-IR source for high precision trace gas sensing applications.
Richter
Dirk
D
Weibring
Petter
P
Fried
Alan
A
Tadanaga
Osamu
O
Nishida
Yoshiki
Y
Asobe
Masaki
M
Suzuki
Hiroyuki
H