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Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on MgO:PPLN and HgGa2S4 Crystals Pumped by an Nd:YAG Laser with Increased Energy Characteristics

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We report the development of a combined optical parametric oscillator based on a fan-out MgO:PPLN crystal and a HgGa2S4 crystal, providing smooth wavelength tuning in the spectral range from 2.5 to 10.8 μm. A transversely pumped Nd:YAG laser with a pulse energy of ∼4 mJ and a spatial beam distribution described by a second-order Gaussian function along the x axis and a fourth-order Gaussian function along the y axis is used as a pump source. A maximum achievable radiation energy of the optical parametric oscillator is at a level of 360 μJ for a wavelength of 3.3 μm, 130 μJ for a wavelength of 4.73 μm, and 110 μJ for a wavelength of 7.40 μm. The developed radiation source is used to record absorption spectra of gas mixtures of methane, propane and nitrogen dioxide.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors would like to thank the Optical Crystal Laboratory LLC for the provided equipment and useful discussions.

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The work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (scientific project no. 17-72-30006-P).

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  1. Novosibirsk State University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    E. Yu. Erushin, M. D. Yakovin, N. Yu. Kostyukova & A. A. Boyko

  2. Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    E. Yu. Erushin, N. Yu. Kostyukova & A. A. Boyko

  3. Institute of Automation and Electrometry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    M. D. Yakovin & N. I. Latkin

  4. National Research Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk, Russia

    S. N. Podzyvalov

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Erushin, E., Yakovin, M., Latkin, N. et al. Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on MgO:PPLN and HgGa2S4 Crystals Pumped by an Nd:YAG Laser with Increased Energy Characteristics. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 51 (Suppl 1), S39–S50 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335624600190

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