Title :
High-power picosecond optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate
Author :
Hoyt, C.W. ; Imangholi, B. ; Sheik-Bahae, M. ; Ebrahimzadeh, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We report a high power picosecond synchronously pumped periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator continuously tunable between 1.7 and 2.841 /spl mu/m. Up to 7.7 W signal at 1.85 /spl mu/m and 4.7 W. Idler radiation at 2.5 /spl mu/m is simultaneously extracted from 17.7 W average pump power at 1.064 /spl mu/m, corresponding to a total external efficiency of 70%.
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; photorefractive materials; 1.064 micron; 1.85 micron; 2.841 micron to 1.7 micron; 4.7 W; 7.7 W; 70 percent; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator; average pump power; continuously tunable; high-power picosecond optical parametric oscillator; periodically poled lithium niobate; total external efficiency; Gallium nitride; Niobium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Oscillators; Power generation; Semiconductor materials; Silicon 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.2002.1034037
