Open AccessYb:fiber-laser-pumped high-energy picosecond optical parametric oscillator
Author(s) -
Tobias P. Lamour,
Łukasz Kornaszewski,
Jinghua Sun,
Derryck T. Reid
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.014229
Subject(s) - optical parametric oscillator , optics , femtosecond , picosecond , materials science , laser , fiber laser , parametric oscillator , optical parametric amplifier , optical fiber , optoelectronics , optical amplifier , physics
We report a high-energy extended-cavity MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator, synchronously-pumped by a femtosecond Yb:fiber laser. The oscillator operated at a signal wavelength of 1530 nm with a repetition-frequency of 15.3 MHz (9.8 m length) achieved using intracavity relay-imaging optics. The signal pulses had an average power above 1.0 W, durations of 1.5 ps and energies greater than 70 nJ, making it a potential source for rapid femtosecond waveguide inscription in infrared materials.