Abstract
We report a continuous-wave 532-nm-pumped singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on bulk periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN). Thermal focusing at 532nm in PPLN is reduced by chopping the pump. Less than one watt threshold and 64% quantum efficiency are achieved.
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