Photonics Research, 2015, 3 (5): 05000260, Published Online: Jan. 6, 2016  

Subnanosecond KTiOPO4 optical parametric oscillator intracavity pumped by a Kerr-lens, mode-locked YVO4/Nd:YVO4 laser coupled with an acousto-optic modulator Download: 540次

Author Affiliations
School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Abstract
A Kerr-lens, mode-locked YVO4∕Nd:YVO4 laser coupled with an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) Q-switching near 1064 nm was employed to pump an intracavity KTiOPO4 (KTP) optical parametric oscillator. A subnanosecond signal wave near 1572 nm with low repetition rate was realized. At an AOM repetition rate of 8 kHz, the maximum output power was 165 mW. The highest average pulse energy, the shortest duration, and the highest peak power of a mode-locking signal pulse were estimated to be ~10.3 μJ, ~120 ps, and ~82 kW, respectively.
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Hongwei Chu, Jia Zhao, Kejian Yang, Shengzhi Zhao, Tao Li, Dechun Li, Guiqiu Li, Wenchao Qiao. Subnanosecond KTiOPO4 optical parametric oscillator intracavity pumped by a Kerr-lens, mode-locked YVO4/Nd:YVO4 laser coupled with an acousto-optic modulator[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(5): 05000260.

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