Synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillation in periodically poled lithium niobate with 1-W average output power

被引：9

作者：

Graf, T

McConnell, G

Ferguson, AI

Bente, E

Burns, D

Dawson, MD

机构：

[1] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys & Appl Phys, Glasgow G4 0NG, Lanark, Scotland

[2] Univ Strathclyde, Wolfson Ctr, Inst Photon, Glasgow G4 0NW, Lanark, Scotland

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1999年 / 38卷 / 15期

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D O I：

10.1364/AO.38.003324

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

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 made 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. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.

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页码：3324 / 3328

页数：5

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