• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 38, Issue 12, 1202003 (2011)
Liu Tong*, Wang Xiaobo, Liu Lei, Li Xiao, and Hou Jing
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    Liu Tong, Wang Xiaobo, Liu Lei, Li Xiao, Hou Jing. Mid-Infrared Synchronously Pumped Picosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on PPMgLN Crystal[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(12): 1202003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A picosecond mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO) synchronously pumped by an Yb-doped fiber laser is reported. The OPO is pumped by an all fiber master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) centered at 1064 nm picosecond pulses with duration of 20 ps at a repetition rate of 52 MHz. A 50 mm periodically poled MgO-doped LiNbO3 (PPMgLN) with a poled grating period of 30.5 μm is used as the nonlinear crystal and a single resonant cavity is adopted. At room temperature, 0.67 W average idler is obtained at pump power of 5.2 W with the conversion efficiency from pump to idler being 12.9% and the slope efficiency being 14.5%. By controlling the temperature of PPMgLN crystal, the wavelength tuning range can cover 1.544~1.608 μm (singal) and 3.15~3.43 μm (idler). Additionally, the stability of this OPO system is discussed.
    Liu Tong, Wang Xiaobo, Liu Lei, Li Xiao, Hou Jing. Mid-Infrared Synchronously Pumped Picosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on PPMgLN Crystal[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(12): 1202003
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