Abstract
We demonstrate the generation of an ultra-widely tunable mid-infrared (6–18 μm) optical vortex output with a moderate pulse energy from a difference frequency generator pumped by an optical vortex parametric oscillator. The handedness of the vortex output can be controlled/selected by swapping the lasing frequencies of the signal and idler outputs and rotating the crystal by 90 deg.
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