title: Dual-frequency picosecond optical parametric generator pumped by a Nd-doped vanadate bounce laser.
abstract: Dual-frequency MHz-repetition 1.5-μm optical parametric generation is demonstrated from a tandem system pumped by a picosecond Nd:YVO₄ bounce laser. An average power of 1.0 W is obtained over the range 1571-1630 nm, corresponding to an optical-optical conversion efficiency and slope efficiency of 16% and 23%, respectively. Terahertz-wave with a frequency of 3.2 THz is also generated from the system in combination with an organic nonlinear DAST crystal.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koichi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ujita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omatsu