Title :
Ultrafast optical parametric oscillator pumped by an all normal dispersion (ANDi) Yb:Fiber oscillator
Author :
Kirchner, Matt ; Niedringhaus, Andrew ; Durfee, Charles ; Raymondson, Daisy ; Wise, Frank ; Nugent-Glandorf, Lora ; Kapteyn, Henry ; Murnane, Margaret ; Backus, Sterling
Author_Institution :
R&D Dept., KMLabs Inc., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We describe a 13 nJ, 100 fs, 60 MHz Yb:Fiber ANDi oscillator that pumps a MgO2:PPLN optical parametric oscillator (OPO), producing up to 300 mW (signal+idler) of total output, and overall efficiency of 37%.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; ytterbium; ANDi oscillator; LiNbO3:MgO2; energy 13 nJ; frequency 60 MHz; idler output; normal dispersion Yb:fiber oscillator; optical pumping; power 300 mW; signal output; time 100 fs; ultrafast optical parametric oscillator; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Oscillators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
