Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 30, Issue 5, 1447(2010)

High-Power MgO:PPLN Optical Parametric Oscillator

Wei Xingbin1,2、*, Peng Yuefeng1, Wang Weimin1, Chen Xingwu1, Liu Dong1, and Li Deming1
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    A high-power mid-infrared laser is presented. The temperature-dependent tuning curve of the output wavelength of OPO is obtained through theoretical calculation,and the wavelength change with the effect of the crystal′s heat expansion is analyzed. The MgO doped periodically poled lithium niobate (MgO:PPLN) is pumped by an acoustic-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Using the optical parametric oscillator (OPO) configuration,an average power of 53.2 W for both 1.75 μm and 2.71 μm laser is obtained when the pump power is 104 W,at the repetition rate of 7 kHz,the conversion efficiency is 51%. The conversion curve doesn′t reach the saturated area,so the output power should increase with a higher pump power under the damage threshold of the crystal.

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    Wei Xingbin, Peng Yuefeng, Wang Weimin, Chen Xingwu, Liu Dong, Li Deming. High-Power MgO:PPLN Optical Parametric Oscillator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2010, 30(5): 1447

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nonlinear Optics

    Received: May. 26, 2009

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 11, 2010

    The Author Email: Xingbin Wei (wishingbeing@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos20103005.1447

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