• DocumentCode
    1093454
  • Title

    High-efficiency high-power parametric oscillation in KNbO3

  • Author

    Kato, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    4/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    451
  • Lastpage
    452
  • Abstract
    High-efficieney high-power parametric oscillation has been achieved in KNbO3pumped by the second harmonic of an Nd:YAG laser. Peak-pulse powers as high as 12 MW and an average power output of 770 mW were obtained. The oscillator is continuously tunable from 0.88 to 1.35 μm.
  • Keywords
    Neodymium:YAG lasers; Optical parametric oscillators; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Ovens; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1982.1071588
  • Filename
    1071588