Title :
FM mode-locked optical parametric oscillator: Pulse formation and spectral characteristics
Author :
Devi, Kavita ; Chaitanya Kumar, S. ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
We report pulse formation and spectral characteristics of a FM mode-locked OPO in the mid-IR. The singly-resonant OPO based on MgO:PPLN, pumped by a cw Yb-fiber laser at 1064 nm, generates 236ps pulses at 80MHz.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; FM mode-locked optical parametric oscillator; LiNbO3:MgO; cw Yb-fiber laser; frequency 80 MHz; pulse formation; pumping; spectral characteristics; time 236 ps; wavelength 1064 nm; Crystals; Frequency modulation; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
