Multiple wavelength generation in a picosecond optical parametric oscillator based on noncritically phase-matched LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/

Summary form only given. The Ti:sapphire laser pumped based on noncritically phase-matched LiB/sub 3/O/sub 5/ (LBO) has been shown to be a versatile source of high-repetition-rate picosecond pulses for the near-infrared. It is capable of providing signal and idler output pulses with durations of 1-2 ps over the continuous wavelength range 1-2.5 /spl mu/m. Here we present results that demonstrate that this system is also capable of directly producing visible picosecond pulses in the green spectral region.