title: Multiwatt level output powers from a tunable fiber optical parametric oscillator.
abstract: We present an all-fiber high average power fiber optical parametric oscillator based on standard telecommunications dispersion-shifted fiber. The output of the oscillator is continuously tunable out to ±28 THz from the pump wavelength. The average power of the oscillator's output is in excess of 1.9 W in each sideband out to ±25 THz detuning. Between 5 and 14 THz detuning, the average power of the Stokes output is in excess of 3.8 W.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Murdoch