QUASI-PHASE-MATCHED 1.064-MU-M-PUMPED OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR IN BULK PERIODICALLY POLED LINBO3

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作者
MYERS, LE [1 ]
MILLER, GD [1 ]
ECKARDT, RC [1 ]
FEJER, MM [1 ]
BYER, RL [1 ]
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[1] LIGHTWAVE ELECTR CORP,MT VIEW,CA 94043
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10.1364/OL.20.000052
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report a quasi-phase-matched optical parametric oscillator, using bulk periodically poled LiNbO3. The optical parametric oscillator, pumped by a 1.064-mum Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, was temperature tuned over the wavelength range 1.66-2.95 mum. The oscillation threshold of almost-equal-to 0.1 mJ was more than a factor of 10 below the damage limit. The LiNbO3 crystal, fabricated by application of an electric field to a sample with liquid and metal surface electrodes, was 0.5 mm thick with a 5.2-mm interaction length and a quasi-phase-matched period of 31 mum.
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