Investigation of mid-IR picosecond image upconversion

Morgan David Mathez; Christian Pedersen; Peter John Rodrigo; Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg

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Investigation of mid-IR picosecond image upconversion

Morgan David Mathez, Christian Pedersen, Peter John Rodrigo, Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg

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Imaging and spectroscopy in the mid-infrared (Mid-IR) wavelength region have received considerable attention in recent years. The reason is the high Mid-IR spectral specificity of many gases and complex molecules. In this pilot study we focus on picosecond upconversion imaging exploiting the Ï‡(2) nonlinearity of a bulk lithium niobate crystal as a means to convert the optical Mid-IR signal into the visible wavelength region, thus allowing the use of fast and sensitive silicon based CCD cameras. The picosecond upconversion system is synchronously pumped in order to increase the quantum efficiency, hence allowing for upconversion of faint pulsed Mid-IR light.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE
Number of pages	7
Volume	10088
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date	2017
Article number	100880L
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251107
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion 2017: Materials and Devices XVII - The Moscone Center, San Francisco, United States Duration: 27 Jan 2017 → 1 Feb 2017 Conference number: 17

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Conference	Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion 2017
Number	17
Location	The Moscone Center
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	27/01/2017 → 01/02/2017

Series	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN	0277-786X

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Keywords

Nonlinear wave mixing
Infrared imaging
Upconversion
Pulsed laser

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Investigation of mid-IR picosecond image upconversion. / Mathez, Morgan David; Pedersen, Christian ; Rodrigo, Peter John et al.
Proceedings of SPIE. Vol. 10088 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2017. 100880L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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