Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14 (4): 041402, Published Online: Aug. 6, 2018
Efficiency-enhanced picosecond mid-infrared optical parametric downconversion based on a cascaded optical superlattice Download: 1035次
Abstract
We demonstrate an efficiency-enhanced picosecond (ps) mid-infrared radiation via optical parametric downconversion. Based on a cascaded periodically poled MgO-doped stoichiometric lithium tantalate crystal (MgO:sPPLT), a tandem optical parametric oscillation-optical parametric amplification (OPO-OPA) process is achieved. Compared with a single OPO process, the conversion efficiency obtains an enhancement of 71%.
Shifeng Li, Panpan Ju, Yanhua Liu, Xudong Jiang, Rui Ni, Gang Zhao, Xinjie Lv, Shining Zhu. Efficiency-enhanced picosecond mid-infrared optical parametric downconversion based on a cascaded optical superlattice[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(4): 041402.