Title :
Optical parametric oscillator pumped with a passively Q-switched microchip laser
Author :
Fulop, L. ; Fulhert, L. ; Molva, E.
Author_Institution :
LETI/CEA, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We use a Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser to pump an optical parametric oscillator (OPO), which converts 1.06-/spl mu/m pump photons to 1.5-/spl mu/m signal photons and thus obtained a Q-switched high-frequency eyesafe all-solid-state laser.
Keywords :
Q-switching; infrared sources; laser transitions; neodymium; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; safety; solid lasers; 1.06 mum; 1.5 mum; KTiOPO/sub 4/; Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip laser; Q-switched high-frequency eyesafe all-solid-state laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; optical parametric oscillator pumping; passively Q-switched microchip laser; pump photons; signal photons; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676466
