title: Yb:fiber-laser-pumped high-energy picosecond optical parametric oscillator.
abstract: We report a high-energy extended-cavity MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator, synchronously-pumped by a femtosecond Yb:fiber laser. The oscillator operated at a signal wavelength of 1530 nm with a repetition-frequency of 15.3 MHz (9.8 m length) achieved using intracavity relay-imaging optics. The signal pulses had an average power above 1.0 W, durations of 1.5 ps and energies greater than 70 nJ, making it a potential source for rapid femtosecond waveguide inscription in infrared materials.
authors: Ultrafast Optics Group, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.
authors: T P
authors: TP
authors: Lamour
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Kornaszewski
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Sun
authors: D T
authors: DT
authors: Reid
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; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation