Open AccessNonlinear cavity dumping of a high finesse frequency mixing module
Author(s) -
Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg,
Martin Thalbitzer Andersen,
Sten Johansson,
Carlota Canalias,
Fredrik Laurell,
Preben Buchhave,
Mirza Karamehmedović,
Christian Pedersen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.009799
Subject(s) - finesse , optics , laser , materials science , mixing (physics) , nonlinear optics , optical cavity , optoelectronics , fabry–pérot interferometer , physics , quantum mechanics
We present a novel generic approach for pulsed light generation in the visible spectrum. We demonstrate how the circulating field of a high finesse laser can be efficiently cavity dumped through sum-frequency mixing with externally injected high peak power single pass pulses. Periodically poled KTP is used as the nonlinear medium to minimize the peak power requirement of the injected beam. The experimental setup consists of a high finesse 1342 nm Nd:YVO4 laser cavity and a passively Qswitched Nd:YAG laser. Yellow pulses at 593 nm are generated.