Title :
1.5 W output two-color femtosecond optical parametric oscillator pumped by a 7.4 W femtosecond Yb:KGW laser
Author :
Hegenbarth, Robin ; Steinmann, Andy ; Hebling, János ; Giessen, Harald
Author_Institution :
4th Phys. Inst. & Res. Center SCOPE, Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a 42 MHz femtosecond two-color MgO:PPLN OPO pumped by a mode locked 7.4 W Yb:KGW fs laser. Up to 1.5 W average output power and tunability from 1.45 to 1.88 μm have been achieved.
Keywords :
gadolinium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; potassium compounds; solid lasers; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; LiNbO3:MgO; femtosecond laser; femtosecond two color pumped; mode locked laser; power 1.5 W; power 7.4 W; two color femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; wavelength 1.45 mum to 1.88 mum; Cavity resonators; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
