Abstract

We report on an intracavity optical parametric oscillator (OPO) placed within a compact diode-pumped Nd:YALO laser cavity. This OPO utilizes a pair of KTP crystals, which are diffusion bonded together in a walk-off-compensated configuration. We have generated up to 21.4 W of $2‐\mathit{\mu }\mathrm{m}$ radiation, operating in a few-kilohertz range.

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