title: Singly resonant cw OPO with simple wavelength tuning.
abstract: A singly resonant continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator (cw OPO) is described. The OPO contains no intracavity etalon, which makes its wavelength tuning simple and straightforward, including only temperature tuning of the nonlinear crystal and wavelength tuning of the pump laser. The OPO provides watt-level output in the mid-infrared region and operates reliably without mode hops for several hours.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vainio
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltola
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Persijn
authors.forename: Frans J M
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Harren
authors.forename: Lauri
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Halonen
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation