Synchronously Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillation in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate with 1-W Average Output Power
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 15, pp. 3324-3328 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.003324
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Abstract
We report on a rugged all-solid-state laser source of near-IR radiation in the range of 1461–1601 nm based on a high-power Nd:YVO4 laser that is mode locked by a semiconductor saturable Bragg reflector as the pump source of a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator with a periodically poled lithium niobate crystal. The system produces 34-ps pulses with a high repetition rate of 235 MHz and an average output power of 1 W. The relatively long pulses lead to wide cavity detuning tolerances. The comparatively narrow spectral bandwidth of <15 GHz is suitable for applications such as pollutant detection.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(190.4970) Nonlinear optics : Parametric oscillators and amplifiers
Citation
Thomas Graf, Gail McConnell, Allister I. Ferguson, Erwin Bente, David Burns, and Martin D. Dawson, "Synchronously Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillation in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate with 1-W Average Output Power," Appl. Opt. 38, 3324-3328 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-15-3324
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