Title :
Idler-resonant femtosecond optical parametric oscillator with high mid-infra-red beam quality
Author :
Lin Xu ; Shepherd, David P. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Price, Jonathan H. V.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report an idler-resonant femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with average output power of 520 mW, repetition-rate of 80 MHz, pulse duration of 90 fs and nearly diffraction-limited beam quality at ~2.4 μm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; optical parametric amplifiers; average output power; frequency 80 MHz; high mid-infra-red beam quality; idler-resonant femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; nearly diffraction-limited beam quality; power 520 mW; pulse duration; repetition-rate; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical fibers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
