Widely tuneable mid-infrared signal source for spectroscopy and metrology

The aim of the project is development of widely tuneable source of mid-infrared coherent radiation. The source will be based on the difference frequency generation in nonlinear crystal. It exploits the know-how of the Institute of Photonics and Electronics in the field of high-power lasers and periodically poled crystals. The source will generate a narrowband signal tuneable in the spectral range of 3200-3800nm with mW power. It will be useful for spectroscopy, metrology and medical diagnostics.