Abstract
We present a compact efficient eye-safe intracavity optical parametric oscillator pumped by a passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser in a shared cavity configuration. A signal pulse of 3.3 mJ energy at a 1573 nm wavelength with a peak power of 150 kW was achieved. The effective conversion efficiency with respective to the optimized 1064 nm Q-switched pulse energy was as high as 51%.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3597-3601 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Optics |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 Jun 2007 |