DocumentCode
1399884
Title
Infrared optical parametric oscillator in potassium titanyl phosphate
Author
Burnham, R. ; Stolzenberger, R.A. ; Pinto, A.
Author_Institution
FIBERTEK Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
Volume
1
Issue
1
fYear
1989
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
28
Abstract
An infrared optical parametric oscillator using potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) pumped by a 1.06- mu m Nd:YAG laser is discussed. Oscillation was obtained around the degenerate wavelength at 2.12 mu m with a pump threshold of 40 MW/cm/sup 2/ in a 30-ns pulse. Difference frequency generation with an output at 2.4 mu m was also obtained between inputs at 1.06 and 1.9 mu m. The broad tuning range and high damage resistance of KTP make this an important new source of tunable infrared radiation.<>
Keywords
optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; 1.06 micron; 1.9 micron; 2.12 micron; 2.4 micron; 30 ns; KTP; KTiOPO/sub 4/; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; damage resistance; infrared optical parametric oscillator; infrared source; tunable infrared radiation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.87885
Filename
87885
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