Abstract
A continuous-wave pump-enhanced singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) directly pumped by a grating-stabilized external-cavity diode laser operating at ~810 nm is described. The OPO was based on periodically poled LiNbO3 and could be tuned over 1.06 -1.19 μm at the signal and 2.58 - 3.44 μm at the idler. The OPO threshold was typically 25 - 30 mW over the observed tuning range. Up to 4 mW of one-directional idler output was obtained for 62 mW of external-cavity diode laser pump power. The high stability of the external-cavity diode-laser pump source allowed locked, single-mode OPO operation for periods of greater than 1 h.
| Translated title of the contribution | Continuous-wave pump-enhanced singly resonant optical parametric oscillator pumped by an extended-cavity diode laser |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 871 - 873 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 78 (7) |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2001 |