Highly-efficient fully-fiberized mid-infrared differential frequency generation source and its application to laser spectroscopy

• Autorzy: Krzempek K. , Dudzik G. , Hudzikowski A. , Gluszek A. , Abramski K.

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DOI

10.1016/j.opelre.2017.08.002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Widely-tunable, fully-monolithic, mid-infrared (mid-IR) deference frequency generation source (DFG) is presented. By using a custom designed fiber-pigtailed periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal module the idler beam was generated with an efficiency of 21%/W, yielding 2.6 mW of optical output power. The proposed all-fiber configuration radically simplified the optical frequency conversion setup, making it robust and easily configurable. The usefulness of the constructed source was verified by performing simultaneous wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) laser trace gas detection of methane, near 2999 cm⁻¹, and ethane, near 2997 cm⁻¹, via two independently generated, tunable idler beams.

Słowa kluczowe

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fiber laser; laser spectroscopy; wavelength modulation spectroscopy; nonlinear frequency mixing

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 25, No. 4
• Strony: 269--274
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., il., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Krzempek K.

• Faculty of Electronics, Laser & Fiber Electronics Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

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Dudzik G.

• Faculty of Electronics, Laser & Fiber Electronics Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

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Hudzikowski A.

• Faculty of Electronics, Laser & Fiber Electronics Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

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Gluszek A.

• Faculty of Electronics, Laser & Fiber Electronics Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

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Abramski K.

• Faculty of Electronics, Laser & Fiber Electronics Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

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