Abstract
A mid-infrared ${{\rm ZnGeP}_2}$ optical parametric oscillator pumped by a ${{\rm Tm}^{3 +}}$-doped fiber laser is reported, providing pulse energies of $230 \;\unicode{x00B5}{\rm J}$, pulse widths of 40 ns, and peak powers of ${\sim}6\;{\rm kW} $ with excellent efficiency and beam quality. The pump source is an actively $Q$-switched single oscillator optimized to generate high pulse energies.
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