We are delighted that our colleague, Nils Hempler, has been
invited by SPIE to present a paper at PW on advances in
narrow-linewidth continuous wave semiconductor disk laser pumped
optical parametric oscillators.
The paper presents advances in the field of mid infrared lasers
suitable for spectroscopy applications. Crucially, the continuous
wave operation of the optical parametric oscillator presented here,
allows the development of narrower linewidth radiation compared to
their pulsed counter parts. Spectroscopic applications can benefit
from this as the narrow linewidth enables complex spectral features
to be differentiated. Key element to this development is the
optically pumped semiconductor disk laser, a laser format
that combines the device engineerability associated with
semiconductor structures with the flexibility and powerscalability
of external resonators, typically only associated with solid-state
lasers.
More details on the SPIE website.