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Output optimization of a high-repetition-rate diode-pumped Q-switched intracavity optical parametric oscillator at 1.57 μm

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The output optimization of a high-repetition-rate diode-pumped Q-switched intracavity optical parametric oscillator at 1573 nm with a type-II non-critically phase-matched x-cut KTP is experimentally and theoretically studied. The optimum output reflectivity is found to be 85–90% for the maximum average power. The average conversion efficiency from diode-laser input power to OPO signal output power is up to 15% at a pulse repetition of 80 kHz. However, the optimum output reflectivity for the maximum peak power is found to be 60–70%; the overall peak power amounts to 3–4 kW at a pulse repetition of 80 kHz.

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Chen, Y., Chen, S., Tsai, S. et al. Output optimization of a high-repetition-rate diode-pumped Q-switched intracavity optical parametric oscillator at 1.57 μm. Appl Phys B 77, 505–508 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1291-7

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