Chinese Optics, Volume. 16, Issue 4, 861(2023)

Tunable long-wave infrared optical parametric oscillator based on temperature-adjustable ZnGeP2

Jun-tao TIAN1,2, Hui LI1, Li-li ZHAO1,2, Zhi-yong LI1,2, Hai WANG1,2, Song-yang LIU1,2, Wen-ning XU1,2, Jin-zhou BAI1,2, and Rong-qing TAN1,2、*
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  • 1Laser Engineering Center, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    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

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    Paper Information

    Category: Original Article

    Received: Oct. 18, 2022

    Accepted: Dec. 12, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 27, 2023

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    DOI:10.37188/CO.2022-0217

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