OS 4500 DC, cw-OPO: Widely tunable and narrow-linewidth radiation for near- to mid-IR spectroscopy
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Pump-enhanced continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators (PE cw-OPOs) are commercially available since 2000. Pumped at 1064 nm, signal and idler emission ranges of 1380-2000 nm and 2280-4670 nm are achieved without changing any optics. Narrow linewidths < 10 kHz have been demonstrated so far. A special resonator design offers improved frequency tuning qualities. PE cw-OPOs have been applied in the fields of tracegas detection, molecular spectroscopy, metrology and material investigation.
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