Efficient sub-nanosecond intracavity optical parametric oscillator pumped with a passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO 4 laser

Yung-Fu Chen; S. W. Chen; L. Y. Tsai; Y. C. Chen; Chao-Hsin Chien

doi:10.1007/s00340-004-1623-2

Efficient sub-nanosecond intracavity optical parametric oscillator pumped with a passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO ₄ laser

Yung-Fu Chen^*, S. W. Chen, L. Y. Tsai, Y. C. Chen, Chao-Hsin Chien

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An efficient diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:GdVCO ₄ /Cr ⁴⁺ :YAG laser was employed to generate a high-repetition-rate, high-peak-power eye-safe laser beam with an intracavity optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on a KTP crystal. The conversion efficiency for the average power is 8.3% from pump diode input to OPO signal output and the slope efficiency is up to 10%. At an incident pump power of 14.5 W, the compact intracavity OPO cavity, operating at 46 kHz, produces average powers at 1571 nm up to 1.2 W with a pulse width as short as 700 ps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	823-825
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	79
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-004-1623-2
State	Published - 1 Nov 2004

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