WIDELY TUNABLE ALL-SOLID-STATE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR FOR THE VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED

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作者
CUI, Y [1 ]
WITHERS, DE [1 ]
RAE, CF [1 ]
NORRIE, CJ [1 ]
TANG, Y [1 ]
SINCLAIR, BD [1 ]
SIBBETT, W [1 ]
DUNN, MH [1 ]
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[1] N CHINA RES INST ELECTROOPT,BEIJING,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1364/OL.18.000122
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An all-solid-state optical parametric oscillator (OPO) has been developed in which the signal and idler waves can be tuned over the ranges 455-665 and 760-1620 run, respectively, with the potential for covering the entire range 420-2300 nm. The OPO uses a critical type I phase-matching geometry in lithium triborate and is pumped at 355 nm by frequency-tripled radiation from a diode-laser-pumped Nd.YAG laser. Oscillation thresholds (minimum 0.3 mJ), pump depletions (> 35%), and linewidths of the OPO are reported.
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