Title :
First OPO based on orientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP)
Author :
Schunemann, Peter G. ; Pomeranz, Leonard A. ; Magarrell, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
BAE Syst., Inc., Nashua, NH, USA
Abstract :
Optical parametric oscillation was achieved for the first time in OP-GaP. Tm-fiber-pumped Ho:YAG (2090nm, 20W, 20kHz, 12ns) generated 350 mW signal (3.54μm) plus idler (5.1μm) from a 92.7-μm grating period crystal in a linear DRO.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; gallium compounds; optical fibres; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; thulium; GaP; frequency 20 kHz; grating period crystal; linear DRO; optical parametric oscillation; orientation-patterned gallium phosphide; power 20 W; power 350 mW; thulium-fiber-pumped holmium:YAG; time 12 ns; wavelength 2090 nm; wavelength 3.54 mum; wavelength 5.1 mum; wavelength 92.7 mum; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
