TUNABLE BETA-BARIUM BORATE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR - OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS WITH AND WITHOUT INJECTION SEEDING

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作者
FIX, A
SCHRODER, T
WALLENSTEIN, R
HAUB, JG
JOHNSON, MJ
ORR, BJ
机构
[1] MACQUARIE UNIV, CTR LASERS & APPLICAT, SYDNEY, NSW 2109, AUSTRALIA
[2] MACQUARIE UNIV, SCH CHEM, SYDNEY, NSW 2109, AUSTRALIA
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.001744
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The operating characteristics of a pulsed beta-barium borate optical parametric oscillator, pumped at 355 nm by a single-mode Nd:YAG laser, are described. This device operates with high conversion efficiency (up to 61%) and high output energy (>100 mJ) over most of its wide tuning range (0.41-2.7 mum). Continuous narrow-band tuning over as wide a range as 140 cm-1 is achieved by injection seeding with light from a tunable pulsed dye laser. The spectroscopic potential of this narrow-band beta-barium borate optical parametric oscillator is demonstrated by recording photoacoustic spectra of acetylene gas in the near-infrared spectral range.
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页码:1744 / 1750
页数:7
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