First OPO using a periodically poled KTP crystal with a cylindrical shape

Author

Pacaud, O. ; Boulanger, B. ; Feve, J.P. ; Menaert, B. ; Hellstrom, J. ; Laurell, F.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Spectrometrie Phys., CNRS, Grenoble, France

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Abstract

Summary form only given. We show the first demonstration in which a periodically poled crystal with a cylindrical shape can lead to a continuous widely tunable optical parametric oscillator (OPO), i.e. 520 nm in KTiOPO/sub 4/ (KTP). Considering the efficient quasi phase matched OPOs already reported, and the good M/sup 2/ factor obtained with cylindrical crystals in phase-matched OPOs; we think that the cylindrical periodically poled crystal is a very promising solution for the realization of widely and continuously tunable OPOs with a mJ energy level and a good beam quality.

Keywords

dielectric polarisation; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; optical tuning; potassium compounds; 520 nm; KTiOPO/sub 4/; continuous widely tunable OPO; continuously tunable OPOs; cylindrical periodically poled crystal; cylindrical shape; good beam quality; mJ energy level; optical parametric oscillator; periodically poled KTP crystal; periodically poled crystal; phase-matched OPO; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical tuning; Oscillators; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-662-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2001.948240

Filename

948240