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Green-pumped, picosecond MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator

Green-pumped, picosecond MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator
Green-pumped, picosecond MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator
We investigate the performance of a magnesium-oxide-doped periodically poled lithium niobate crystal (MgO:PPLN) in an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) synchronously-pumped by 530nm, 20ps, 230MHz pulses with an average power of up to 2W from a frequency-doubled, gain-switched laser diode seed and a multi-stage Yb:fiber amplifier system. The OPO produces ~165mW (signal, 845nm) and ~107mW (idler, 1421nm) of average power for ~1W of pump power and can be tuned from ~800nm to 900nm (signal) and 1.28µm to 1.54µm (idler). Observations of photo-refraction and green-induced infrared absorption (GRIIRA) in different operational regimes of the MgO:PPLN OPO are described and the role of peak intensity and average power are investigated, both with the aim to find the optimal operating regime for pulsed systems.
0740-3224
144-152
Kienle, Florian
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Lin, Dejiao
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Hung, Hazel
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Major, Huw
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Kienle, Florian, Lin, Dejiao, Alam, Shaif-ul, Hung, Hazel, Gawith, Corin B.E., Major, Huw, Richardson, David J. and Shepherd, David P. (2012) Green-pumped, picosecond MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 29 (1), 144-152. (doi:10.1364/JOSAB.29.000144).

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We investigate the performance of a magnesium-oxide-doped periodically poled lithium niobate crystal (MgO:PPLN) in an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) synchronously-pumped by 530nm, 20ps, 230MHz pulses with an average power of up to 2W from a frequency-doubled, gain-switched laser diode seed and a multi-stage Yb:fiber amplifier system. The OPO produces ~165mW (signal, 845nm) and ~107mW (idler, 1421nm) of average power for ~1W of pump power and can be tuned from ~800nm to 900nm (signal) and 1.28µm to 1.54µm (idler). Observations of photo-refraction and green-induced infrared absorption (GRIIRA) in different operational regimes of the MgO:PPLN OPO are described and the role of peak intensity and average power are investigated, both with the aim to find the optimal operating regime for pulsed systems.

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Published date: 1 January 2012
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 209057
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/209057
ISSN: 0740-3224
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ORCID for Corin B.E. Gawith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-3558
ORCID for David J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058
ORCID for David P. Shepherd: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4561-8184

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Date deposited: 25 Jan 2012 14:09
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:04

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Author: Florian Kienle
Author: Dejiao Lin
Author: Shaif-ul Alam
Author: Hazel Hung
Author: Corin B.E. Gawith ORCID iD
Author: Huw Major
Author: David P. Shepherd ORCID iD

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