Tunable high-efficiency microwave frequency shifting of infrared lasers

15 June 1978

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 32 (12) , 810-812
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89924

Abstract

By using the linear electro‐optic effect in CdTe to mix a 10.6‐μm laser output with a pulsed (1–4‐μsec duration) microwave field produced by a magnetron, the laser’s output was shifted by 16 GHz with ≈ 27% conversion efficiency. By mechanically adjusting the microwave structure containing the CdTe and using a frequency‐swept microwave source, the shift was demonstrated to be tunable from 13.9 to 17.0 GHz.

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