Efficient continuous-wave eye-safe region signal output from intra-cavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/21/1/014207

Abstract We report an efficient continuous-wave (CW) tunable intra-cavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on the multi-period periodically poled lithium niobate and using a laser diode (LD) end-pumped CW 1064 nm Nd:YVO₄ laser as the pump source. A highly efficiency CW operation is realized through a careful cavity design for mode matching and thermal stability. The signal tuning range is 1401-1500 nm obtained by varying the domain period. The maximum output power of 2.2 W at 1500 nm is obtained with a 17.1 W 808 nm LD power and the corresponding conversion efficiency is 12.9%.

Keywords: continuous-wave intracavity optical parametric oscillator periodically poled lithium niobate tunable eye-safe laser

Received: 12 January 2011
Revised: 19 May 2011
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PACS:	42.55.Xi	(Diode-pumped lasers)
	42.60.Pk	(Continuous operation)
	42.65.Yj	(Optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60978021, 61178028, and 10804055), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, China (Grant No. NCET-10-0610), the National Basic Research Program of China

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Li Bin(李斌), Ding Xin(丁欣), Sheng Quan(盛泉), Yin Su-Jia(殷苏嘉), Shi Chun-Peng(史春鹏), Li Xue(李雪), Yu Xuan-Yi(禹宣伊), Wen Wu-Qi(温午麒), and Yao Jian-Quan(姚建铨) Efficient continuous-wave eye-safe region signal output from intra-cavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator 2012 Chin. Phys. B 21 014207

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