Title :
Fibre laser pumped continuous-wave singly-resonant optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Klein, Molly E. ; Gross, Patrick ; Walde, T. ; Boller, Klaus-J ; Auerbach, M. ; Wessels, R. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. Group, Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We report on the first fiber-pumped CW LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The OPO is singly resonant (SRO) and generates idler wavelengths in the range of 3.0 /spl mu/m to 3.7 /spl mu/m with a maximum output power of 1.9 watt.
Keywords :
infrared sources; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; photorefractive materials; 1.9 W; 3.0 to 3.7 micron; LiNbO/sub 3/; OPO pump laser; continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators; fiber-pumped CW OPO; idler wavelengths; maximum output power; mid IR widely tunable light sources; singly resonant; Fiber lasers; Fresnel reflection; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033546
