Mid-infrared long-pass filter for high-power applications based on grating diffraction

in: Optics Letters (2019)
Gerz, Daniel; Schweinberger, Wolfgang; Butler, Thomas; Siefke, Thomas; Heusinger, Martin; Amotchkina, Tatiana; Pervak, Vladimir; Zeitner, Uwe D.; Pupeza, Ioachim
A gold-coated silicon grating has been developed, enabling efficient spatial separation of broadband mid-infrared (MIR) beams with wavelengths >5 ìm from collinearly propagating, broadband, high-power light in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral range (centered at 2 ìm). The optic provides spectral filtering at high powers in a thermally robust and chromaticdispersion-free manner such as that necessary for coherent MIR radiation sources based on parametric frequency downconversion of femtosecond NIR lasers. The suppression of a >20 W average-power, 2 ìm driving pulse train by three orders of magnitude, while retaining high reflectivity of the broadband MIR beam, is presented.

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