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Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

, Volume 32, Issue 6, pp 724–729 | Cite as

Mid-IR Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on Periodically Polled LiNbO3 Pumped by Tm3+:Lu2O3 Ceramic Laser

  • D. B. KolkerEmail author
  • O. L. AntipovEmail author
  • S. V. Larin
  • L. I. Isaenko
  • V. N. Vedenyapin
  • A. R. Ahmatkhanov
  • V. Ya. Shur
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Abstract

Optical parametric oscillator based on a periodically poled MgO:LiNbO3 crystal pumped by a repetitevely pulsed Tm3+:Lu2O3 ceramics laser at 1966 nm was studied. The OPO average output power up to 530 mW at wavelength of 3.7–4.2 μm was achieved at the ceramics laser power of 7.9 W. The optical-to-optical efficiency of OPO energy conversion was up to 6.7%, and the slope efficiency was up to 8%.

Keywords:

optical parametric oscillator periodically poled structure mid-infrared PPMgO:LN 
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FUNDING

The lithium niobate periodic structure was manufactured with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. MK 18-29-20 077). The experiments on the lithium niobate periodic structure and on parametric lasing under pumping by a Tm3+:Lu2О3 ceramic laser (1.966 μm) were carried out with the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 19-12-00085). The Tm3+:Lu2О3 ceramic laser was upgraded with the financial support of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (program no. 5 “Photonic Technologies in Sounding of Inhomogeneous Media and Bioobjects”).

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • D. B. Kolker
    • 1
    • 2
    Email author
  • O. L. Antipov
    • 3
    Email author
  • S. V. Larin
    • 4
  • L. I. Isaenko
    • 2
    • 6
  • V. N. Vedenyapin
    • 2
    • 6
  • A. R. Ahmatkhanov
    • 5
  • V. Ya. Shur
    • 5
  1. 1.Laser Physics Institute, Siberian Brach, Russian Academy of SciencesNovosibirskRussia
  2. 2.Novosibirsk State UniversityNovosibirskRussia
  3. 3.Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of SciencesNizhny NovgorodRussia
  4. 4.IPG PhotonicsFryazinoRussia
  5. 5.Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal UniversityYekaterinburgRussia
  6. 6.Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of SciencesNovosibirskRussia

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