Abstract
A high-repetition-rate eye-safe optical parametric oscillator (OPO), using a
non-critically phase-matched KTP crystal intracavity pumped by a passively
<i>Q</i>-switched Nd:GdV<sub>4</sub>/Cr<sup>4+</sup>:YAG laser, is experimentally
demonstrated. The conversion efficiency for the average power is 7% from pump diode
input to OPO signal output and the slope efficiency is up to 10.3%. With an incident
pump power of 7.3 W, the compact intracavity OPO (IOPO) cavity, operating at 15 kHz,
produces an average power of 0.57 W at 1570 nm with a pulse width as short as 6 ns.
The peak power at 1570 nm is higher than 6.3 kW.
© 2008 Chinese Optics Letters
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