Title :
Mid-IR OPO operating near room temperature based on vapor-transport equilibrated periodically poled stoichiometric LiTaO3
Author :
Katz, M. ; Blau, P.
Author_Institution :
Soreq NRC, Yavne
Abstract :
A vapor-transport equilibrated (VTE) periodically-poled near-stoichiometric LiTaO3 based OPO was demonstrated. 1.0-Watt of average output power at 4.03-mum under 10.2-Watt of 1.064-mum pumping was obtained. Simultaneously, 0.2-Watt at 4.685-mum was generated due to secondary OPO.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; stoichiometry; LiTaO3; conversion efficiency; frequency conversion; midIR optical parametric oscillator; output power; power 0.2 W; power 1.0 W; power 10.2 W; pumping; vapor-transport equilibrated periodically poled stoichiometric crystals; wavelength 1.064 mum; wavelength 4.685 mum; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency conversion; Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Photorefractive materials; Polarization; Power generation; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452813
