Title :
Design and performance of an image-rotating, nanosecond optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Smith, Arlee V. ; Armstrong, Darrell J.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Our goal is an efficient, high pulse energy, nanosecond optical parametric oscillator with good beam quality. We find that including 90° image rotation in the cavity helps achieve this performance.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical images; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical rotation; cavity; good beam quality; high pulse energy; image rotation; image-rotating nanosecond optical parametric oscillator design; Crystals; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Leg; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133971
