Intracavity Pumped Nanosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator Emitting in the Eye-Safe Range
Applied Optics, Vol. 40, Issue 24, pp. 4334-4340 (2001)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.40.004334
Acrobat PDF (129 KB)
Abstract
We report on a 1.57-μm wavelength singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) using a noncritically phase-matched KTP crystal intracavity pumped by an electro-optically Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. A simple model for numerical calculation of the temporal profile of the laser and signal pulses developed inside the intracavity pumped OPO (IPOPO) resonator is described. Working conditions for single-pulse and multipulse parametric oscillation are established. A single signal pulse of 8.1-mJ output energy was obtained when the laser was pumped three times above the pulsed IPOPO threshold. A pulse duration of 5.9 ns was measured at 1.5 times above threshold for the IPOPO.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(140.3360) Lasers and laser optics : Laser safety and eye protection
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(190.4410) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, parametric processes
(190.4970) Nonlinear optics : Parametric oscillators and amplifiers
(320.4240) Ultrafast optics : Nanosecond phenomena
Citation
Razvan Dabu, Constantin Fenic, and Aurel Stratan, "Intracavity Pumped Nanosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator Emitting in the Eye-Safe Range," Appl. Opt. 40, 4334-4340 (2001)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-40-24-4334
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
Related Journal Articles 
- Multiband generation of mid infrared by use of periodically poled lithium niobate (OL)
- Nanosecond periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric generator pumped at 532 nm by a single-frequency passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (OL)
- Compact, actively Q-switched optical parametric oscillator (OL)
- Nd:YAG-Pumped Periodically Poled LiNbO3 Optical Parametric Generator Seeded with the Narrowband Output of a 532-nm Pumped Optical Parametric Generator (AO)
- Analysis and optimization of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (JOSAB)
Related Conference Papers
- KTP Optical Parametric Amplifier Pumped by High Power Passively Q-Switched Microchip Laser
- High-Power, Rapidly-Tunable Dual-Band CdSe Optical Parametric Oscillator
- Highly Efficient, Intracavity-Pumped KTP OPO at 1572 nm
- Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Cross Resonant Optical Parametric Oscillators
- Miniature sources of subnanosecond 1.4 – 4.3-μm pulses with high peak power
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 