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Low-threshold singly-resonant continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator based on MgO-doped PPLN

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We present a 532 nm-pumped singly-resonant cw optical parametric oscillator based on MgO-doped PPLN with a minimum threshold pump power of 0.3 W. The OPO with a two-mirror standing-wave cavity is optimized by using a tunable diode laser on the path of the resonant signal beam. The maximum output power is 200 mW at an idler wavelength near 1330 nm at a pump power of 2 W. We report the degradation of the output power and beam characteristics at high pump power indicating a strong thermal lensing in the crystal. The continuous tuning range of the OPO is measured to be 800 MHz which is close to 90% of the free spectral range of the OPO cavity.

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  1. Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Rep. Korea

    I.-H. Bae & H. S. Moon

  2. Fachrichtung 7.3 (Technische Physik), Universität des Saarlandes, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    S. Zaske & C. Becher

  3. Division of Physical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 305-340, Rep. Korea

    S. K. Kim, S.-N. Park & D.-H. Lee

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Bae, IH., Moon, H.S., Zaske, S. et al. Low-threshold singly-resonant continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator based on MgO-doped PPLN. Appl. Phys. B 103, 311–319 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4297-y

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