The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Synchronously pumped CdSe optical parametric oscillator in the 9-10µm region

Synchronously pumped CdSe optical parametric oscillator in the 9-10µm region
Synchronously pumped CdSe optical parametric oscillator in the 9-10µm region
Continuous mode-locked operation of a singly resonant, synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator (SPOPO) based on CdSe has produced idler output tuned over the range of 9.19.7 µm , the longest wavelength generated so far to our knowledge from a SPOPO. Average idler powers as high as 70 mW are generated in the crystal. Tandem pumping with a diffraction-grating-tuned parametric oscillator in periodically poled lithium niobate provides a convenient and agile means of tuning the noncritically phase-matched CdSe device. The absence of any detrimental thermal effects in the CdSe crystal suggests that significant further power scaling should be possible, with idler tuning ranges extendable to cover 812 µm.
0146-9592
1957-1959
Watson, M.A.
6701a8c8-7537-48e0-bd7e-acf50d52e0f4
O'Connor, M.V.
db2f4543-aa5b-4177-afeb-ad30941263a5
Shepherd, D.P.
9fdd51c4-39d6-41b3-9021-4c033c2f4ead
Hanna, D.C.
3da5a5b4-71c2-4441-bb67-21f0d28a187d
Watson, M.A.
6701a8c8-7537-48e0-bd7e-acf50d52e0f4
O'Connor, M.V.
db2f4543-aa5b-4177-afeb-ad30941263a5
Shepherd, D.P.
9fdd51c4-39d6-41b3-9021-4c033c2f4ead
Hanna, D.C.
3da5a5b4-71c2-4441-bb67-21f0d28a187d

Watson, M.A., O'Connor, M.V., Shepherd, D.P. and Hanna, D.C. (2003) Synchronously pumped CdSe optical parametric oscillator in the 9-10µm region. Optics Letters, 28 (20), 1957-1959. (doi:10.1364/OL.28.001957).

Record type: Article

Abstract

Continuous mode-locked operation of a singly resonant, synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator (SPOPO) based on CdSe has produced idler output tuned over the range of 9.19.7 µm , the longest wavelength generated so far to our knowledge from a SPOPO. Average idler powers as high as 70 mW are generated in the crystal. Tandem pumping with a diffraction-grating-tuned parametric oscillator in periodically poled lithium niobate provides a convenient and agile means of tuning the noncritically phase-matched CdSe device. The absence of any detrimental thermal effects in the CdSe crystal suggests that significant further power scaling should be possible, with idler tuning ranges extendable to cover 812 µm.

Text
239A4D3C-BDB9-137E-CCB80397EA2FB4E6_74878.pdf - Version of Record
Restricted to Repository staff only
Request a copy

More information

Published date: 15 October 2003

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 13854
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13854
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 91e3bbd7-10a6-4489-9f92-1e2f034816bb
ORCID for D.P. Shepherd: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-8184

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 31 Dec 2004
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:39

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: M.A. Watson
Author: M.V. O'Connor
Author: D.P. Shepherd ORCID iD
Author: D.C. Hanna

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×