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Mid-infrared generation in ZnGeP2 pumped by a monolithic, power scalable 2-μm source

Mid-infrared generation in ZnGeP2 pumped by a monolithic, power scalable 2-μm source
Mid-infrared generation in ZnGeP2 pumped by a monolithic, power scalable 2-μm source
We present a power scalable, all-fibre, monolithic pulsed source based on a thulium doped fibre master-oscillator power amplifier design. This source produced 200 μJ pulses with 20 - 40 ns duration at a repetition rate of up to 75 kHz resulting in up to 12 W of linearly polarized light at 2.044 μm. This was used to pump a walk-off compensated ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator which generated 3 W in the mid-infrared, with a conversion efficiency of 25%.
Thulium fiber, ZGP, mid-IR
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Simakov, Nikita
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Davidson, Alan
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Davidson, Alan
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Carmody, Neil
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Simakov, Nikita, Davidson, Alan, Hemming, Alexander, Bennetts, Shayne, Hughes, Mark, Carmody, Neil, Davies, Phil and Haub, John (2012) Mid-infrared generation in ZnGeP2 pumped by a monolithic, power scalable 2-μm source. Proceedings of SPIE, 8237, [82373K]. (doi:10.1117/12.909766).

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Abstract

We present a power scalable, all-fibre, monolithic pulsed source based on a thulium doped fibre master-oscillator power amplifier design. This source produced 200 μJ pulses with 20 - 40 ns duration at a repetition rate of up to 75 kHz resulting in up to 12 W of linearly polarized light at 2.044 μm. This was used to pump a walk-off compensated ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator which generated 3 W in the mid-infrared, with a conversion efficiency of 25%.

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Published date: 16 February 2012
Venue - Dates: Photonics West 2012, , San Francisco, United States, 2012-01-21 - 2012-01-26
Keywords: Thulium fiber, ZGP, mid-IR

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Local EPrints ID: 415550
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415550
ISSN: 0277-786X
PURE UUID: 093c0430-2798-4d74-8161-0ccf4593f576

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Author: Nikita Simakov
Author: Alan Davidson
Author: Alexander Hemming
Author: Shayne Bennetts
Author: Mark Hughes
Author: Neil Carmody
Author: Phil Davies
Author: John Haub

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