Title :
8.08 μm ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator pumped by a Tm,Ho:GdVO4 laser
Author :
Wang, Yuezhu ; Li, Linjun ; Yao, Baoquan
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Tunable Laser Technol., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
Abstract :
An efficient Tm,Ho:GdVO4 2.05 mum laser was used to pump ZnGeP2 (ZGP) optical parametric oscillator (OPO), and up to 1.20 W output power at 8.08 mum was first demonstrated.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; holmium; optical parametric oscillators; thulium; zinc compounds; Ho:GdVO4; Tm:GdVO4; ZnGeP2; optical parametric oscillator; wavelength 2.05 mum; wavelength 8.08 mum; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beam cutting; Laser theory; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ho:GdVO4 laser; Tm; ZGP OPO;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292577