Optical parametric oscillation in periodically poled lithium niobate driven by a diode-pumped Q-switched erbium fiber laser

被引：46

作者：

Britton, PE ^{[1
]}

Taverner, D ^{[1
]}

Puech, K ^{[1
]}

Richardson, DJ ^{[1
]}

Smith, PGR ^{[1
]}

Ross, GW ^{[1
]}

Hanna, DC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants, England

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 1998年 / 23卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.23.000582

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We describe what is to our knowledge the first nanosecond periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) driven by a fiber laser. The source was frequency doubled by a PPLN sample before pumping a second, 20-mm-long, PPLN crystal. The OPO threshold was <10 mu J, with pump depletions of as much as 45% and a tunable signal range of 945-1450 nm (1690-4450-nm idler range), We demonstrated 130-nm signal tuning by varying the pump wavelength and doubling crystal's temperature. Also, we achieved 15-nm tuning with all crystals at a constant temperature. The results demonstrate the potential of the fiber laser:PPLN combination for practical, versatile, and tunable sources. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.

引用

页码：582 / 584

页数：3

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