Nanosecond periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric generatorpumped at 532 nm by a single-frequency passively Q-switched Nd : YAG laser

Authors
Bader, U Meyn, JP Bartschke, J Weber, T Borsutzky, A Wallenstein, R Batchko, RG Fejer, MM Byer, RL
Citation
U. Bader et al., Nanosecond periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric generatorpumped at 532 nm by a single-frequency passively Q-switched Nd : YAG laser, OPTICS LETT, 24(22), 1999, pp. 1608-1610
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
22
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1608 - 1610
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(19991115)24:22<1608:NPPLNO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We report an efficient, visible, nanosecond optical parametric generator of periodically poled lithium niobate pumped at 532 nm by a frequency-doubled , diode-pumped, passively Q-switched, single-mode Nd:YAG laser with 90-mu J pulse energy. The signal radiation is tunable from 637 to 593 nm. The maxi mum signal-conversion efficiency is 23%. Optical parametric amplification o f a He-Ne laser at 632.8 nm is also studied. (C) 1999 Optical Society of Am erica.