Generation of 6.6-microm optical parametric oscillation with periodically poled LiNbO3

M Sato; T Hatanaka; S Izumi; T Taniuchi; H Ito

doi:10.1364/ao.38.002560

Generation of 6.6-microm optical parametric oscillation with periodically poled LiNbO3

Appl Opt. 1999 Apr 20;38(12):2560-3. doi: 10.1364/ao.38.002560.

Authors

M Sato¹, T Hatanaka, S Izumi, T Taniuchi, H Ito

Affiliation

¹ Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. msato@dip.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp

PMID: 18319827
DOI: 10.1364/ao.38.002560

Abstract

Greater than 6-microm-oscillation was demonstrated by means of optical parametric oscillation with periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN). The interaction length and thickness were 40 mm and 500 microm. The pump source used was a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a pulse duration of 120 ns and a repetition rate of 1 kHz. The tuning ranges of the idler waves were 6.57-6.56, 6.22-6.12, and 6.06-5.94 microm for PPLN wafers of 20-, 21.3-, and 22-microm periods, respectively.