title: High-power, high repetition-rate, green-pumped, picosecond LBO optical parametric oscillator.
abstract: We report on a picosecond, green-pumped, lithium triborate optical parametric oscillator with record-high output power. It was synchronously pumped by a frequency-doubled (530 nm), pulse-compressed (4.4 ps), high-repetition-rate (230 MHz), fiber-amplified gain-switched laser diode. For a pump power of 17 W, a maximum signal and idler power of 3.7 W and 1.8 W was obtained from the optical parametric oscillator. A signal pulse duration of ~3.2 ps was measured and wide tunability from 651 nm to 1040 nm for the signal and from 1081 nm to 2851 nm for the idler was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. flk@orc.soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kienle
authors.forename: Peh Siong
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Teh
authors.forename: Dejiao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Shaif-Ul
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Jonathan H V
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D003116:Color; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*