Tunable midinfrared source by difference frequency generation in bulk periodically poled KTiOPO4

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Fradkin, K [1 ]
Arie, A [1 ]
Skliar, A [1 ]
Rosenman, G [1 ]
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[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect Engn Phys Elect, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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10.1063/1.123408
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We demonstrate quasi-phase-matched difference frequency generation in periodically poled KTiOPO4. A midinfrared (3.2-3.4 mu m) idler with a power level of 0.17 mu W is generated by mixing a Nd:YAG laser and tunable external cavity laser near 1550 nm which is amplified by an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. The wavelength, temperature, and angle tuning characteristics of this device are determined. The experimental results are used to derive a Sellmeier equation with improved accuracy in the midinfrared range for the extraordinary refractive index of flux-grown KTiOPO4. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)04007-3].
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