Open AccessHigh-power, high repetition-rate, green-pumped, picosecond LBO optical parametric oscillator
Author(s) -
Florian Kienle,
P.C. Teh,
Di Lin,
Shaif-ul Alam,
J.H.V. Price,
D.C. Hanna,
David J. Richardson,
D.P. Shepherd
Publication year - 2012
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.20.007008
Subject(s) - lithium triborate , optics , optical parametric oscillator , picosecond , materials science , signal (programming language) , optical parametric amplifier , parametric oscillator , laser , optoelectronics , ultrashort pulse , nonlinear optics , optical amplifier , physics , computer science , programming language
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.