• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 43, Issue 10, 1001008 (2016)
Zhao Zhigang*, Shen Lifeng, Jiang Hongbo, Liu Bin, Xiang Zhen, and Liu Chong
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    DOI: 10.3788/cjl201643.1001008 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhao Zhigang, Shen Lifeng, Jiang Hongbo, Liu Bin, Xiang Zhen, Liu Chong. Output of Mid-Infrared Laser with Narrow Spectral Width in Implementation of Optical Parametric Oscillator and Oscillator Power Amplifier[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(10): 1001008 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Factors such as high gain and spectral width of pump laser will significantly broaden the output parametric spectra of optical parametric oscillators (OPO). Etalons, gratings and other components are usually used to control the spectral width, however, loss will be imported, and thus the output threshold of lasers will increase and the conversion efficiency and the output power will decrease. A scheme for obtaining mid-infrared laser with narrow spectral width and high power is reported, in which the spectral width compression components are not used. The proposed scheme obtains narrow spectral width and high power respectively. A narrow-spectral-width pump source with a 1.064 μm NdYAG main oscillator power amplifier (OPA) structure is built. By adjusting the power and the diameter of the pump light spot in PPMgLN crystal of the optical parametric oscillator, we can control the gain intensity in the crystal and the spectral width of mid-infrared laser. In the optical parametric oscillator, when the pump power is about three times of the threshold, 0.7 W, 2.9 μm seed laser with spectral width less than 1.12 nm is obtained. The seed light is amplified through two optical parametric amplifiers, and 6.27 W, 2.9 μm laser output is finally obtained, when the light conversion efficiency is 15.7% and the spectral width remains unchanged.
    Zhao Zhigang, Shen Lifeng, Jiang Hongbo, Liu Bin, Xiang Zhen, Liu Chong. Output of Mid-Infrared Laser with Narrow Spectral Width in Implementation of Optical Parametric Oscillator and Oscillator Power Amplifier[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(10): 1001008
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