162.6 mJ high-energy and high-efficiency KTP optical parametric oscillator at 2 µm

Yuchun Liu; Jiajun Song; Yujie Peng; Enhao Li; Yingbin Long; Jianyu Sun; Liya Shen; Yinfei Liu; Junze Zhu; Yuxin Leng; Zhizhan Xu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.021401

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 2, 021401(2025)

162.6 mJ high-energy and high-efficiency KTP optical parametric oscillator at 2 µm

Yuchun Liu^1,2, Jiajun Song^1、*, Yujie Peng^1、**, Enhao Li¹, Yingbin Long¹, Jianyu Sun^1,3, Liya Shen^1,2, Yinfei Liu^1,3, Junze Zhu^1,3, Yuxin Leng^1,3、***, and Zhizhan Xu^1,2,3

Author Affiliations

¹Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

²School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China

³Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

Received: Jul. 11, 2024

Accepted: Aug. 19, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 6, 2025

The Author Email: Jiajun Song (songjiajun@siom.ac.cn), Yujie Peng (yjpeng@siom.ac.cn), Yuxin Leng (lengyuxin@mail.siom.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.021401

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.021401

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