Abstract
The performance characteristics of a doubly (signal and idler) resonant continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate and pumped by a 100-mW single-mode laser diode at 810 nm are reported. Pump power thresholds as low as 16 mW and wavelength tuning over the range 1.15-1.25 mu m at the signal and 2.31-2.66 mu m at the idler were achieved through variation of crystal temperature, pump wavelength, and grating period. Up to 5 mW of signal output was obtained with the single-mode diode pump, and signal powers of up to 39 mW were obtained when pumping with a 400-mW injection-locked broad-area diode laser. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1889-1891 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 1998 |