Widely tunable all-solid-state optical parametric oscillator for the visible and near infrared

An all-solid-state optical parametric oscillator (OPO) has been developed in which the signal and idler waves can be tuned over the ranges 455-665 and 760-1620 nm, respectively, with the potential for covering the entire range 420-2300 nm. The OPO uses a critical type I phase-matching geometry in li...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 122
Main Authors Cui, Y, Withers, D E, Rae, C F, Norrie, C J, Tang, Y, Sinclair, B D, Sibbett, W, Dunn, M H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.01.1993
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Summary:An all-solid-state optical parametric oscillator (OPO) has been developed in which the signal and idler waves can be tuned over the ranges 455-665 and 760-1620 nm, respectively, with the potential for covering the entire range 420-2300 nm. The OPO uses a critical type I phase-matching geometry in lithium triborate and is pumped at 355 nm by frequency-tripled radiation from a diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser. Oscillation thresholds (minimum 0.3 mJ), pump depletions (>35%), and linewidths of the OPO are reported.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.18.000122