Fourth-harmonic generation of a continuous-wave CO2 laser by use of an AgGaSe2/ZnGeP2 doubly resonant device

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作者
Stoll, K
Zondy, JJ
Acef, O
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[1] Lab. Primaire Temps des Frequences, Bur. Natl. Metrologie/Observ. Paris, Paris F-75014, 61, Avenue de l'Observatoire
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10.1364/OL.22.001302
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report a doubly resonant continuous-wave CO2 laser frequency-quadrupling device that generates 200 nW of 2.55-mu m (4 omega) and as much as 2 mW of 5.1-mu m (2 omega) radiation out of 1.7-W fundamental radiation at 10.2 mu m (omega). The quadrupling process results from two resonant cascading second-harmonic generations by use of a walk-off-compensated twin AgGaSe2 device (omega --> 2 omega) and a ZnGeP2 nonlinear crystal (2 omega --> 4 omega). (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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