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Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs)

Applications

MiD-infrared OPO
  Non-linear optical bench

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• Trace gas detection.
• Laser spectroscopy.
• Remote sensing.
• Counter measurements.
• Laser ultrasonic inspection.

Keywords

• Non linear optics, Solid-state laser source, Frequency conversion, Optical parametric oscillators

Advantages

• Wide spectral tuning range.
• Ability to provide mid-infrared radiation.
• Compactness.

Testing

• Nanosecond parametric sources IR and visible.
• Narrow line width optical parametric oscillators.
• High repetition rate solid-state lasers (Nd :YAG, Ti :Sa).
• Fiber lasers.
• Non-linear crystals.
• Non-linear optical benches (four wave mixing, parametric amplification, frequency difference).
• Optical characterisation tools (spectrometers, wavemeters, étalons, IR, visible and UV optics…).

Expertise

• Numerical simulation.
• Single-longitudinal mode OPOs.
• Quasi-phase matching processes.
• OPO design and optimisation.
• Parametric amplification.
• Mid-infrared laser sources.
• Optical non-linear properties in semi-conductor materials.
• Non-linear mode locking.

Customers

• DGA, Safran, EADS, DGAC, Esa, UE

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