• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 5, 051401 (2023)
Jun Meng1, Chen Li1, Zhenhua Cong1、2、3, Zhigang Zhao1、2、3, Shang Wang3, Gaoyou Liu2、3、4、*, and Zhaojun Liu1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
  • 2Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Qingdao 266237, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Laser & Infrared System (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266237, China
  • 4Center for Optics Research and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.051401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jun Meng, Chen Li, Zhenhua Cong, Zhigang Zhao, Shang Wang, Gaoyou Liu, Zhaojun Liu. Beam quality improvement of the high-energy KTA-OPO based on a confocal unstable cavity with Gaussian reflectivity mirror[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(5): 051401 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of KTA-based OPO. ISO, isolator; HWP, half-wave plate; M1, mirror 1; GRM, Gaussian-reflectivity mirror; M2, 45° beam splitter.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of KTA-based OPO. ISO, isolator; HWP, half-wave plate; M1, mirror 1; GRM, Gaussian-reflectivity mirror; M2, 45° beam splitter.
    (a) Threshold and maximum output energy versus magnification factors; (b) output energies (signal + idler) with different magnification factors (m) versus input energy.
    Fig. 2. (a) Threshold and maximum output energy versus magnification factors; (b) output energies (signal + idler) with different magnification factors (m) versus input energy.
    The M2 factors versus magnification factor (m). (a) Numerical simulation; (b) experimental results.
    Fig. 3. The M2 factors versus magnification factor (m). (a) Numerical simulation; (b) experimental results.
    The M2 factors of signal and idler with magnification factor (m) of 1.5. (a) M2 factors of signal; (b) M2 factors of idler; insets show the beam profiles of signal and idler.
    Fig. 4. The M2 factors of signal and idler with magnification factor (m) of 1.5. (a) M2 factors of signal; (b) M2 factors of idler; insets show the beam profiles of signal and idler.
    Spectrum with 0.02-nm resolution. (a) Spectrum of pump light; (b) signal spectrum of OPO.
    Fig. 5. Spectrum with 0.02-nm resolution. (a) Spectrum of pump light; (b) signal spectrum of OPO.
    (a) Pulse duration of signal; (b) pulse duration of idler.
    Fig. 6. (a) Pulse duration of signal; (b) pulse duration of idler.
     m1.151.21.331.5
    SignalMx2/My29.4/9.59.2/8.88.1/7.65.7/5.9
    B [GW/(sr·mm2)]18.119.325.243.3
    IdlerMx2/My210.2/10.39.7/9.89.1/9.08.4/8.1
    B [GW/(sr·mm2)]1.211.281.411.6
    Table 1. Summary of M2 and Brightness (B) with Different Magnification Factors (m)
    Jun Meng, Chen Li, Zhenhua Cong, Zhigang Zhao, Shang Wang, Gaoyou Liu, Zhaojun Liu. Beam quality improvement of the high-energy KTA-OPO based on a confocal unstable cavity with Gaussian reflectivity mirror[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(5): 051401
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