Biomedical subjects

Fredrik Laurell

Publications and source records attributed to Fredrik Laurell.

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PubMed2006

ZnGeP2 parametric oscillator pumped by a linewidth-narrowed parametric 2 microm source.

A tandem optical parametric oscillator (OPO) is used to convert radiation from 1.064 microm to the mid-infrared. Spectral bandwidth narrowing close to 80 times compared with a conventional cavity was achieved by using a bulk Bragg grating as an outcoupler in a near-degenerate periodically poled KTiOPO(4) OPO. The narrowed 2,008 nm radiation was subsequently used for pumping the ZnGeP(2) OPO, which was tunable between 3.3 and 5.2 microm. Pulse energies of 170 microJ and pump depletion close to 70% were obtained in the ZnGeP(2) OPO. To our knowledge this is the first time the output from a near-degenerate type I PPKTP OPO has been used for ZnGeP(2) OPO pumping.

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PubMed2006

Tunable single-longitudinal-mode ErYb:glass laser locked by a bulk glass Bragg grating.

A single-longitudinal-mode ErYb:glass laser with a linewidth of 90 kHz is demonstrated by locking the laser wavelength to 1552.6 nm with a bulk glass Bragg grating. Using a piezoelectric actuator, the wavelength could be tuned over a range of 0.25 nm (31 GHz) in steps of 17 pm (2.1 GHz), with an output power of a few milliwatts.

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PubMed2005

Narrowband bulk Bragg grating optical parametric oscillator.

A narrowband, pulsed optical parametric oscillator (OPO) whose output coupler is a bulk glass Bragg grating is demonstrated. The OPO is based on periodically poled KTiOPO4 and is pumped by a pulsed, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm, generating a signal at 975 nm with a total efficiency of 35%. This novel and compact device shows a spectral bandwidth of 0.16 nm (50 GHz), a decrease by a factor of 20 compared with that when a conventional mirror is used. By using a folded cavity, we demonstrate tunable radiation with a tuning range of 60 nm and maintained spectral bandwidth.

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PubMed2003

Three-dimensional characterization of the effective second-order nonlinearity in periodically poled crystals.

A novel technique for characterization of the second-order nonlinearity in nonlinear crystals is presented. It utilizes group-velocity walk-off between femtosecond pulses in type II SHG to achieve three-dimensional resolution of the nonlinearity. The longitudinal and transversal spatial resolution can be set independently. The technique is especially useful for characterizing quasi-phase-matched nonlinear crystals, and it is demonstrated in potassium titanyl phosphate.

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PubMed2003

Widely tunable fiber-coupled single-frequency Er-Yb:glass laser.

A fiber-coupled tunable Er-Yb:glass minilaser is presented with output power of 40 mW. The laser can be stepwise tuned in single-frequency operation from 1530 to 1560 nm by compressing a fiber Bragg grating that provides selective feedback. Constant output power (fluctuation < 0.8 dB) over the full tuning range is demonstrated. The relative intensity noise spectrum was measured to be < 150 dB/Hz for frequencies > 2 MHz.

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