Dual band mid-wave/long-wave IR source for atmospheric remote sensing

Frederick Vachss; Jeffrey B. Norman; Charles Edward Turner Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.336855

18 January 1999 Dual band mid-wave/long-wave IR source for atmospheric remote sensing

Frederick Vachss, Jeffrey B. Norman, Charles Edward Turner Jr.

Proceedings Volume 3533, Air Monitoring and Detection of Chemical and Biological Agents; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.336855
Event: Photonics East (ISAM, VVDC, IEMB), 1998, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We describe the development of an IR source capable of generating light simultaneously in the 3-4 micrometers and 8-13 micrometers bands. Using a tandem optical parametric oscillator architecture, the output wavelengths arise as the signal and idler, respectively, of an AgGaSe₂ based OPO. Both efficiency and tuning of this OPO system are discussed and, in particular, a rapid electrooptic method of tuning both mid-wave and long wave IR bands is described.

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Frederick Vachss, Jeffrey B. Norman, and Charles Edward Turner Jr. "Dual band mid-wave/long-wave IR source for atmospheric remote sensing", Proc. SPIE 3533, Air Monitoring and Detection of Chemical and Biological Agents, (18 January 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.336855

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