Spectral programmable mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator

Junrui Liang; Jiangming Xu; Yanzhao Ke; Sicheng Li; Junhong He; Yidong Guo; Yang Zhang; Xiaoya Ma; Jun Ye; Xiao Li; Jinyong Leng; Pu Zhou

doi:10.1364/PRJ.524117

Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 8, 1593(2024)

Spectral programmable mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator

Junrui Liang¹, Jiangming Xu^1,4、*, Yanzhao Ke¹, Sicheng Li¹, Junhong He¹, Yidong Guo¹, Yang Zhang¹, Xiaoya Ma¹, Jun Ye^1,2,3, Xiao Li^1,5、*, Jinyong Leng^1,2,3, and Pu Zhou^1,6、*

Author Affiliations

¹College of Advanced Disciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

³Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

⁴e-mail: jmxu1988@163.com

⁵e-mail: crazy.li@163.com

⁶e-mail: zhoupu203@163.com

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Junrui Liang, Jiangming Xu, Yanzhao Ke, Sicheng Li, Junhong He, Yidong Guo, Yang Zhang, Xiaoya Ma, Jun Ye, Xiao Li, Jinyong Leng, Pu Zhou, "Spectral programmable mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator," Photonics Res. 12, 1593 (2024)

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Mar. 19, 2024

Accepted: May. 8, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 11, 2024

The Author Email: Jiangming Xu (jmxu1988@163.com), Xiao Li (crazy.li@163.com), Pu Zhou (zhoupu203@163.com)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.524117

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