Title :
Low noise 10-W cw OPO generation near 3 μm MgO doped PPLN
Author :
Chen, Da-Wun ; Rose, Todd S.
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Over 10 W of near diffraction-limited output at 3-μm was achieved from a singly resonant OPO pumped by a 50-W ytterbium fiber laser. Excellent frequency and power stabilities were observed using 5% MgO doped PPLN.
Keywords :
light diffraction; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical noise; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; 10 W; 3 mum; 50 W; LiNbO3:MgO; MgO doped PPLN; continuous-wave OPO generation; frequency stability; low noise OPO generation; near diffraction-limited output; optical parametric oscillator; optical pumping; power stability; singly resonant OPO; ytterbium fiber laser; Diffraction; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Noise generators; Pump lasers; Resonance; Stability; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202289
