High-efficiency, broadly tunable, tandem optical parametric oscillators

Author

Isyanova, Y. ; Lee, D. ; Pati, B. ; Moulton, P.F.

Author_Institution

Q-Peak Inc., Bedford, MA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

567

Lastpage

568

Abstract

Summary form only given. We previously reported a high-conversion-efficiency, tandem KTA-CdSe OPO source capable of covering four bands in the spectral range from 1.5 to 10 /spl mu/m. The design uses the angle-tuned, idler output of a KTA OPO to pump a non-critically phase-matched (NCPM) CdSe OPO. We use two techniques to increase the KTA OPO efficiency (1) difference-frequency generation (DFG) in a second KTA crystal placed in the KTA OPO cavity, and (2) injection-seeding of single frequency radiation at the signal wavelength into the KTA OPO cavity. We also demonstrate a tandem OPO pumped by a CW-diode-pumped, Q-switched, 4-kHz-repetition-rate, Nd:YLF laser.

Keywords

optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; potassium compounds; titanium compounds; 1.5 to 10 mum; 4 kHz; CW-diode-pumped Q-switched laser; KTiOAsO/sub 4/; LiYF/sub 4/:Nd; Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser; angle-tuned idler output; design; difference-frequency generation; high-efficiency broadly tunable tandem optical parametric oscillators; injection-seeding; noncritically phase-matched CdSe optical parametric oscillator; signal wavelength; single frequency radiation; spectral range; tandem optical parametric oscillators; Instruments; NASA; Nonlinear optics; Oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.907399

Filename

907399