Optical parametric oscillation in periodically poled lithium niobate driven by a diode-pumped Q-switched erbium fiber laser
Britton, P., Taverner, D., Puech, K., Richardson, D.J., Smith, P.G.R., Ross, G.W. and Hanna, D.C. (1998) Optical parametric oscillation in periodically poled lithium niobate driven by a diode-pumped Q-switched erbium fiber laser. Optics Letters, 23, (8), 582-584. (doi:10.1364/OL.23.000582)
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We describe the first nanosecond PPLN OPO driven by a fibre laser. The source was frequency doubled by a PPLN sample, before pumping a second 20mm long PPLN crystal. The OPO threshold was <10µJ, with pump depletions of up to 45% and a tunable signal range of 945-1450nm, (1690-4450nm idler range). We demonstrated 130nm signal tuning by varying the pump wavelength and doubling crystal's temperature. Also, we achieved 15nm tuning with all crystals at a constant temperature. The results demonstrate the potential of the fibre laser: PPLN combination for practical, versatile and tunable sources.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0146-9592 (print) |
| Related URLs: | http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/vie...l?pid=1570 |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| ePrint ID: | 77918 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77918 |
| Deposited On: | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:23 |
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