Picosecond laser for performance of efficient nonlinear spectroscopy from 10 to 21 microm

Opt Lett. 2004 Feb 1;29(3):274-6. doi: 10.1364/ol.29.000274.

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.