Chinese Optics, Volume. 16, Issue 4, 861(2023)
Tunable long-wave infrared optical parametric oscillator based on temperature-adjustable ZnGeP2
In order to realize tunable longwave infrared laser, we design a ZGP temperature tuned longwave infrared optical parametric oscillator. A Ho:YAG laser with the center wavelength of 2097 nm is used to pump ZGP crystals with different phase matching angles. The temperature adjustable properties of ZGP-OPO is researched by changing the operating temperature of crystal. The laser with a segment continuously tunable range of 7.53-8.77 μm is realized in the temperature range of 15-30°C, with a total tuning range of 1.24 μm. The output power of ZnGeP2-Optical Parametric Oscillator(ZGP-OPO) is greater than 1.503 W over the entire tuning range. The output power is 1.503 W at the idler wavelength of 8.77 μm, and the corresponding slope efficiency and optical conversion efficiency are 12.19% and 6.53%, respectively. The experimental results show that temperature tuning of ZGP is an effective technical method to obtain continuously tunable long-wave infrared laser. This research has potential application value in the field of engineering of tunable long-wave laser.
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Jun-tao TIAN, Hui LI, Li-li ZHAO, Zhi-yong LI, Hai WANG, Song-yang LIU, Wen-ning XU, Jin-zhou BAI, Rong-qing TAN. Tunable long-wave infrared optical parametric oscillator based on temperature-adjustable ZnGeP2[J]. Chinese Optics, 2023, 16(4): 861
Category: Original Article
Received: Oct. 18, 2022
Accepted: Dec. 12, 2022
Published Online: Jul. 27, 2023
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