Title :
OP-GaAs OPO pumped by a Q-switched Tm,Ho:silica fiber laser
Author :
Kieleck, C. ; Eichhorn, M. ; Hirth, A. ; Faye, D. ; Lallier, E. ; Jackson, S.D.
Author_Institution :
French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis (ISL), St. Louis, France
Abstract :
We report on the first OP-GaAs OPO directly pumped by a 2.09 mum fiber laser. Up to 0.6 W average output power was achieved at 20 kHz repetition rate in the mid-infrared range.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; GaAs; Q-switched fiber laser; frequency 20 kHz; mid-infrared range; optical parametric oscillator; optical pumping; orientation-patterned OPO; Australia; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
