DocumentCode
386130
Title
Design and performance of an image-rotating, nanosecond optical parametric oscillator
Author
Smith, Arlee V. ; Armstrong, Darrell J.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
149
Abstract
Our goal is an efficient, high pulse energy, nanosecond optical parametric oscillator with good beam quality. We find that including 90° image rotation in the cavity helps achieve this performance.
Keywords
optical design techniques; optical images; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical rotation; cavity; good beam quality; high pulse energy; image rotation; image-rotating nanosecond optical parametric oscillator design; Crystals; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Leg; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Oscillators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7500-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133971
Filename
1133971
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