Title :
Periodically poled stoichiometric LiTaO/sub 3/ for optical parametric oscillation
Author :
Yu, N.E. ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Nakamura, Mitsutoshi ; Nomura, Yutaka ; Kitamura, Kokoro
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Mater. Sci., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate OPO using periodically-poled MgO-doped near-stoichiometric LiTaO/sub 3/. The tuning ranges of signal and idler waves were 1.53 -1.63 /spl mu/m and 3.06-3.49 /spl mu/m, respectively. We obtained 65% slope efficiency and the maximum output power of 628 mW at 1.1 W pumping.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; stoichiometry; tantalum compounds; 1.1 W; 1.53 to 1.63 micron; 3.06 to 3.49 micron; 628 mW; 65 percent; LiTaO/sub 3/:MgO; idler waves; optical parametric oscillation; optical pumping; periodically poled stoichiometric LiTaO/sub 3/; periodically-poled MgO-doping; signal tuning; slope efficiency; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Power generation; Pump lasers; Resonance; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
