title: Mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by an erbium-doped fiber laser.
abstract: A mid-infrared synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator pumped by a femtosecond erbium-doped fiber laser is demonstrated and characterised. The idler is tunable from 3.7-4.7 μm, with a maximum average power of 37 mW and a pulse length of ∼ 480 fs at 4 μm. We compare the experimental results with numerical results based on an extensive simulation model.
authors.affiliation: FFI (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment), P O Box 25, NO-2027 Kjeller, Norway. Magnus-W.Haakestad@ffi.no
authors.forename: Magnus W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Haakestad
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fonnum
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arisholm
authors.forename: Espen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lippert
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stenersen