Title :
A 9.5 Watt, 82 MHz-repetition-rate picosecond optical parametric generator with cw diode laser injection seeding
Author :
Kohler, B. ; Bader, U. ; Nebel, A. ; Meyn, J.-P. ; Wallenstein, R.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Summary from only given. The pump laser of our optical parametric generator (OPG) is a continuous wave mode-locked picosecond Nd:YVO/sub 4/ oscillator-amplifier system generating 24W of 7 ps pulses at 1.06 /spl mu/m with a repetition rate of 82 MHz. The OPG crystal is a periodically-poled lithium niobate crystal (8 x 0.5 x 55 mm/sup 3/) with a 29.75 /spl mu/m quasi-phase matching (QPM) period and uncoated wedged facets. The crystal was heated to a temperature above 150C to avoid photorefractive damage.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical parametric devices; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; photorefractive materials; 0.5 mm; 1.06 micron; 150 C; 24 W; 29.75 micron; 55 mm; 7 ps; 8 mm; 9.5 W; LiNbO/sub 3/; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; lithium niobate crystal; mode-locked picosecond laser oscillator-amplifier system; periodically-poled; photorefractive damage; pump laser; quasi-phase matching; repetition rate; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Photorefractive materials; Pump lasers; Temperature;
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.2002.1033923
