Title :
1064-nm-Pumped mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP)
Author :
Schunemann, Peter G. ; Pomeranz, Leonard A. ; Magarrell, Daniel J. ; McCarthy, John C. ; Zawilski, Kevin T. ; Zelmon, David E.
Author_Institution :
BAE Syst., Inc., Nashua, NH, USA
Abstract :
The first 1064-nm-pumped OP-GaP OPO was successfully demonstrated. A Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser (~1W, 3.3ns, 10kHz) pumped OP-GaP (16.5-mm-long, 20.8-micron grating period) yielded temperature-tunable signal and idler output wavelengths of 1385-1361 nm and 4591-4876 nm respectively.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-switching; diffraction gratings; gallium compounds; infrared spectra; laser tuning; neodymium; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; vanadium compounds; yttrium compounds; GaP; Q-switched neodymium:yttrium orthovanadate laser; YVO4:Nd; frequency 10 kHz; idler output wavelengths; micron grating period; orientation-patterned gallium phosphide; pumped mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator; size 16.5 mm; temperature-tunable signal; time 3.3 ns; wavelength 1064 nm; Absorption; Gallium; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Substrates; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
