Table 4.1.28. Generation of IR radiation by DFG.
λ |
Sources of interacting radiations, |
Conversion e ciency, |
Ref. |
[µm] |
crystal parameters |
energy, power, τp |
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4.1–5.2 |
Dye laser + ruby laser, ICDFG, L = 12 mm |
100 W (peak) |
[72Mel] |
1.25–1.60; |
Dye laser + Q–switched Nd:YAG laser |
0.5–70 W (peak), |
[75Gol] |
3.40–5.65 |
(1.064 and 0.532 µm), ICDFG, θooe = 21–28.5 ◦ |
∆ ν = 0.1 cm−1, 60 ns |
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2.6–7.7 |
Dye laser + 2 ω of Nd:YAG laser, θooe = 22 ◦ |
2 nJ–50 µJ, 10 ns |
[95Cha2] |
2.3–4.6 |
Dye laser + argon laser (514 and 488 nm) |
0.5–4 µW, cw |
[76Wel] |
4.3–5.3 |
Dye laser + 2 ω of Nd:YAG laser, θooe = 24.3 ◦ |
– |
[77Dob] |
0.7–2.2 |
Dye laser + nitrogen laser, θooe = 51–31 ◦ |
3 ns |
[78Koe] |
3.8–6.0 |
Dye laser + copper vapor laser (511 nm), θc = 21–24 ◦ |
10–100 µW, 20 ns |
[82Ata] |
3.5–5.4 |
Dye laser + 2 ω of Nd:YAG laser, θooe = 20 ◦ |
0.8 mJ, 10 ns |
[83Man] |
1.2–1.6 |
Two dye lasers, θooe = 29 ◦ |
1.5–5 ps |
[84Cot] |
4.4–5.7 |
Dye laser + Nd:YAG laser, θooe = 20–22 ◦ |
550 kW, 8 ns |
[85Kat] |
5 |
Two dye lasers, θooe = 20 ◦ , L = 3 mm |
10 %, 10 nJ, 400 fs |
[91Els] |
2.5–5.3 |
Signal and idler pulses of OPO, θooe = 21 ◦ |
0.2 mW, f = 82 MHz, |
[94Loh] |
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200 fs |
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6.8–7.7 |
Dye laser + 2 ω of Nd:YAG laser, θ = 28–29 ◦ |
100 mW (peak) |
[95Cha1] |
(b) Crystal: LiNbO3 |
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λ |
Sources of interacting radiations, |
Conversion e ciency, |
Ref. |
[µm] |
crystal parameters |
energy, power, τp |
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3–4 |
Dye laser + ruby laser |
1 %, 6 kW |
[71Dew] |
2.2–4.2 |
Dye laser + argon laser |
1 µW, cw |
[74Pin] |
2–4.5 |
Dye laser (1.2 ps) + argon laser (100 ps), θ = 90 ◦ , |
25 µW (average), |
[84Rud, |
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T = 200 . . . 400 ◦ C |
1.2 ps, f = 138 MHz |
85Ree] |
2–4 |
Dye laser + Nd:YAG laser, θooe = 46 . . . 57 ◦ |
60 %, 1.6 MW |
[80Kat2] |
2.04 |
Two dye lasers, θooe = 90 ◦ |
50 %, ∆ λ = 0.03 nm |
[77Sey] |
1.7–4.0 |
CPM dye laser + subpicosecond continuum, |
10 kW (peak), 0.2 ps, |
[87Moo2] |
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θc = 55 ◦ , L = 1 mm |
∆ ν = 100 cm−1 |
|
4.043 |
Two Nd:YAG lasers (1.064 and 1.444 µm), L = 25 mm |
5.5 %, 30 mJ, 14 ns |
[94Won] |
1.6–4.8 |
Nd:glass laser + OPO |
6 %, 30 µJ, 1–3 ps |
[95DiT] |
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(c) Crystal: BBO |
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λ |
Sources of interacting radiations, |
Conversion e ciency, |
Ref. |
[µm] |
crystal parameters |
energy, power, τp |
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2.5 |
Dye laser (620 nm) + picosecond continuum (825 nm), |
5 %, 4 µJ, 0.5 ps |
[91Pla] |
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θooe = 20.3 ◦ , L = 5 mm |
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0.9–1.5 |
Dye laser + Nd:YAG laser, θooe = 20.5–24.5 ◦ , |
23 %, 4.5 mJ, 8 ns |
[93Ash] |
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L = 10 mm |
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2.04–3.42 |
Two dye lasers, NCDFG, θooe = 12–17 ◦ , L = 6 mm |
300–400 W (peak) |
[91Bha] |
1.23–1.76 |
Dye laser + Ti:sapphire laser |
10 µW (average), |
[93Sei] |
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150 fs, f = 80 MHz |
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