Title : 
2D PPLN for simultaneous laser Q-switching and optical parametric oscillation in a Nd:YVO4 laser
         
        
            Author : 
Chang, W.K. ; Chang, H.H. ; Chang, J.W. ; Chen, Yen-Hung ; Lin, S.T. ; Lin, Y.Y. ; Huang, Y.C.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We report a tunable pulsed optical parametric oscillator using a 2D PPLN as simultaneous an electro-optic Bragg Q-switch and a parametric generator in a Nd:YVO4 laser. >;650-W peak-power eye-safe light was obtained with this system.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Q-switching; laser tuning; neodymium; optical parametric oscillators; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 2D PPLN; YVO4:Nd; electro-optic Bragg Q-switch; optical parametric oscillation; parametric generator; simultaneous laser Q-switching; tunable pulsed optical parametric oscillator; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Baltimore, MD
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-1223-4