Widely tunable all-solid-state optical parametric oscillator for the visible and near infrared.
An all-solid-state optical parametric oscillator (OPO) has been developed in which the signal and idler waves can be tuned over the ranges 455-665 and 760-1620 nm, respectively, with the potential for covering the entire range 420-2300 nm. The OPO uses a critical type I phase-matching geometry in lithium triborate and is pumped at 355 nm by frequency-tripled radiation from a diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser. Oscillation thresholds (minimum 0.3 mJ), pump depletions (>35%), and linewidths of the OPO are reported.
Cui
Y
Y
Withers
D E
DE
Rae
C F
CF
Norrie
C J
CJ
Tang
Y
Y
Sinclair
B D
BD
Sibbett
W
W
Dunn
M H
MH