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  • 2016 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For seminal contributions to the development and optimization of nonlinear optical materials for mid- infrared frequency conversion devices and applications.

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Peter G. Schunemann is affiliated with BAE Systems in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and physics and astronomy. Their work is concentrated across several interconnected subfields, including atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, spectroscopy, and biomedical engineering.

Schunemann's research output spans a variety of topics such as advanced fiber laser technologies, laser-matter interactions and applications, photonic and optical devices, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, solid state laser technologies, photorefractive and nonlinear optics, and spectroscopy and laser applications.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on mid-infrared laser and frequency comb technologies as well as nonlinear optical processes. Selected recent papers include:

  • Multi-millijoule, few-cycle 5 µm OPCPA at 1 kHz repetition rate, 2020, Optics Letters
  • Mid-infrared frequency combs at 10 GHz, 2020, Optics Letters
  • Two-octave-wide (3-12 µm) subharmonic produced in a minimally dispersive optical parametric oscillator cavity, 2021, Optics Letters
  • Optical frequency metrology in the bending modes region, 2020, Communications Physics
  • Simple approach to broadband mid-infrared pulse generation with a mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser, 2022, Optics Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include Kevin T. Zawilski, B. N. Carnio, A. Y. Elezzabi, Kent L. Averett, and Konstantin L. Vodopyanov. The scientist has published primarily in prominent venues such as the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Optics Letters, Optics Express, Optical Materials Express, and the Journal of Applied Physics.

  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Optics Letters
  • Optics Express
  • Optical Materials Express
  • Journal of Applied Physics

Peter G. Schunemann has been recognized by professional societies, holding fellowships including:

  • SPIE Fellow, 2016
  • OSA Fellow, 2013 (For seminal contributions to the development and optimization of nonlinear optical materials for mid-infrared frequency conversion devices and applications)

The body of work and research topics indicate a consistent engagement with laser and optical materials research aimed at advancing mid-infrared photonics and nonlinear optics, supported by collaborations with researchers in associated disciplines. Their contributions span fundamental studies, technological development, and applications in photonic devices and frequency metrology.

Best Publications

  • Octave-spanning ultrafast OPO with 26-61µm instantaneous bandwidth pumped by femtosecond Tm-fiber laser

    Nick Leindecker;Alireza Marandi;Robert L. Byer;Konstantin L. Vodopyanov

  • Molecular fingerprinting with bright, broadband infrared frequency combs

    Henry Timmers;Abijith Kowligy;Alex Lind;Flavio C. Cruz

  • Advances in nonlinear optical crystals for mid-infrared coherent sources

    Peter G. Schunemann;Kevin T. Zawilski;Leonard A. Pomeranz;Daniel J. Creeden

  • 7 μm, ultrafast, sub-millijoule-level mid-infrared optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier pumped at 2 μm

    D. Sanchez;M. Hemmer;M. Baudisch;S. L. Cousin

  • Mid-infrared ZnGeP2 parametric oscillator directly pumped by a pulsed 2 microm Tm-doped fiber laser.

    Daniel Creeden;Peter A Ketteridge;Peter A Budni;Scott D Setzler

  • Growth and characterization of large CdSiP2 single crystals

    Kevin T. Zawilski;Peter G. Schunemann;Thomas C. Pollak;David E. Zelmon

  • High-energy mid-infrared sub-cycle pulse synthesis from a parametric amplifier

    Houkun Liang;Peter Krogen;Zhou Wang;Hyunwook Park

  • Ultralow Gradient HGF-Grown ZnGeP2 and CdGeAs2 and Their Optical Properties

    Peter G. Schunemann;Thomas M. Pollak

  • Large aperture single crystal ZnGeP2 for high-energy applications

    Kevin T. Zawilski;Peter G. Schunemann;Scott D. Setzler;Thomas M. Pollak

  • Tunable 7 12-microm optical parametric oscillator using a Cr,Er:YSGG laser to pump CdSe and ZnGeP(2) crystals.

    T H Allik;S Chandra;D M Rines;P G Schunemann

  • Mid-IR frequency comb source spanning 4.4–5.4 μm based on subharmonic GaAs optical parametric oscillator

    KL Vodopyanov;E Sorokin;Irina T Sorokina;PG Schunemann

  • Multi-watt, multi-octave, mid-infrared femtosecond source

    Marcus Seidel;Xiao Xiao;Syed A. Hussain;Gunnar Arisholm

  • Super-octave longwave mid-infrared coherent transients produced by optical rectification of few-cycle 2.5-μm pulses

    Sergey Vasilyev;Igor S. Moskalev;Viktor O. Smolski;Jeremy M. Peppers

  • Molecular fingerprint-region spectroscopy from 5 to 12 μm using an orientation-patterned gallium phosphide optical parametric oscillator

    Luke Maidment;Peter G. Schunemann;Derryck Telford Reid

  • Nonlinear Frequency Conversion Performance of AgGaSe2, ZnGeP2, and CdGeAs2

    P.G. Schunemann;K.L. Schepler;P.A. Budni

  • Coherent terahertz waves based on difference-frequency generation in an annealed zinc–germanium phosphide crystal: improvements on tuning ranges and peak powers

    Wei Shi;Yujie J Ding;Peter G Schunemann

  • Increasing the Laser Induced Damage Threshold of Single Crystal ZnGeP2

    Kevin T. Zawilski;Scott D. Setzler;Peter G. Schunemann;Thomas M. Pollak

  • Phase-matched crystal growth of AgGaSe2 and AgGa1−xInxSe2

    Peter G Schunemann;Scott D Setzler;Thomas M Pollak

  • Refractive-index measurements and Sellmeier coefficients for zinc germanium phosphide from 2 to 9 µm with implications for phase matching in optical frequency-conversion devices

    David E. Zelmon;Elizabeth A. Hanning;Peter G. Schunemann

  • Room-temperature laser action at 4.3–4.4 µm in CaGa 2 S 4 :Dy 3+

    M. C. Nostrand;R. H. Page;S. A. Payne;W. F. Krupke

  • Femtosecond parametric generation in ZnGeP 2

    V Petrov;F Rotermund;F Noack;P Schunemann

  • Broadly tunable noncritically phase-matched ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator with a 2-μJ pump threshold

    K. L. Vodopyanov;P. G. Schunemann

  • 5 μm few-cycle pulses with multi-gigawatt peak power at a 1 kHz repetition rate

    Lorenz von Grafenstein;Martin Bock;Dennis Ueberschaer;Kevin Zawilski

  • 10W Mid-IR Holmium Pumped ZnGeP2 OPO

    P. A. Budni;L. A. Pomeranz;M. L. Lemons;P. G. Schunemann

  • High-energy mid-infrared sub-cycle pulse synthesis from a parametric amplifier

    Zhou Wang;Hyunwook Park;Kevin Zawilski;Peter Schunemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh
Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh Institute of Photonic Sciences
Konstantin L. Vodopyanov
Konstantin L. Vodopyanov University of Central Florida
Scott A. Diddams
Scott A. Diddams University of Colorado Boulder
Robert S. Feigelson
Robert S. Feigelson Stanford University
Scott B. Papp
Scott B. Papp National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robert L. Byer
Robert L. Byer Stanford University
Paolo Laporta
Paolo Laporta Polytechnic University of Milan
Uwe Griebner
Uwe Griebner Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy

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