Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Proceedings of SPIE
Issue
8037
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
We have demonstrated a 243mJ, eye-safe, injection seeded, non-critically phase-matched (NCPM), singly resonant oscillator (SRO), KTA ring-cavity optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The OPO was pumped with a single mode 7ns FWHM, 30Hz, Q-switched, Nd:YAG at a wavelength of 1064.162nm. The OPO was injection-seeded utilizing a single longitudinal (SLM) distributed feedback (DFB) diode laser. As a result, the KTA OPO generated an eye-safe signal wavelength of 1535.200nm with a maximum energy of 243mJ, a conversion efficiency of 27%, a cavity mode seed range of 853MHz FWHM, and a maximum M2=30. This high energy, eye-safe OPO could potentially increase the sensitivity and range capabilities of elastic LIDAR and DIAL systems which are used for remote sensing applications.
Recommended Citation
Foltynowicz, Robert J. and Wojcik, Michael D., "A 243mJ, Eye-Safe, Injection-Seeded, KTA Ring-Cavity Optical Parametric Oscillator" (2011). Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications. Paper 47.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/sdl_pubs/47
