Development of a High-Energy Picosecond Mid-Infrared Laser Based on ZnGeP2 Optical Parametric Generator/Amplifier

• Published in: Journal of lightwave technology pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Wei, Disheng, Wu, Minglang, Cheng, Wenhao, Tang, Jinwen, Li, Junhui, Hua, Xiaoxiao, Yao, Baoquan, Dai, Tongyu, Duan, Xiaoming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 22.10.2024
• Subjects: Crystals; Laser beams; Mid-infrared laser; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; optical parametric amplifier (OPA); optical parametric generator (OPG); Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics

We developed a high-energy picosecond mid-infrared laser based on ZnGeP2 (ZGP) optical parametric generator (OPG)/optical parametric amplifier (OPA), operating at a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 1 kHz. The laser system was equipped with a 2.09 μm high-energy picosecond laser amplification syst...