• DocumentCode
    2231971
  • Title

    Optimized 4-μm OPO with intracavity OPA based on a single dual-grating PPLN crystal

  • Author

    Godard, Antoine ; Raybaut, Myriam ; Lefebvre, Michel ; Michel, Anne-Marie ; Péalat, Michel

  • Author_Institution
    French Aerosp. Lab., ONERA, Palaiseau, France
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Intracavity amplification of the idler radiation of an optical parametric oscillator is achieved within a single dual-grating PPLN crystal, leading to 60 % increase of the 4-μm idler power and significant beam quality improvement.
  • Keywords
    amplification; diffraction gratings; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; Intracavity optical parametric amplifier; LiNbO3; beam quality; idler radiation; intracavity amplification; optical parametric oscillators; single dual-grating PPLN crystal; Crystals; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950305