High-average-power, high-repetition-rate tunable terahertz difference frequency generation with GaSe crystal pumped by 2 μm dual-wavelength intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator

Dexian Yan; Yuye Wang; Degang Xu; Pengxiang Liu; Chao Yan; Jia Shi; Hongxiang Liu; Yixin He; Longhuang Tang; Jianchen Feng; Jianqin Guo; Wei Shi; Kai Zhong; Yuen H. Tsang; Jianquan Yao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.5.000082

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