Diode-Laser-Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator.

Abstract

This report describes the first operation of a CW directly diode-pumped optical parametric oscillator using periodically poled lithium niobate as a nonlinear medium. Degenerate oscillation of a doubly resonant device was successful. This device shows potential as a CW source in the near infrared region from 1.3 - 5 microns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA324634

Entities

People

  • Carrie Sjaarda-cornish
  • Marc C. Cimolino
  • Martin M. Fejer
  • Robert C. Eckardt
  • Robert L. Byer

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Lithium Niobates
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Equipment
  • Optical Isolators
  • Optical Materials
  • Piezoceramics
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy