Title :
High-pulse-energy optical parametric oscillator in the near- and mid-infrared
Author :
Kornaszewski, L. ; Lamour, T.P. ; Sun, J.H. ; Reid, D.T.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We report an extended-cavity femtosecond optical parametric oscillator, based on MgO:PPLN and synchronously pumped by a commercial Yb:fibre laser. Preliminary results show 15 MHz-repetition-frequency, 475 fs-duration pulses at 1.5 mum, with energies of 36 nJ.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; LiNbO3:MgO; energy 36 nJ; extended-cavity femtosecond OPO; fibre laser; high-pulse-energy optical parametric oscillator; laser pulse energy; synchronous pumping; time 475 fs; wavelength 1.5 mum; Laser ablation; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
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
