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A KTiOAsO4 (KTA) intracavity optical parametric oscillator (IOPO) is achieved within a diode end-pumped acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. With a 25-mm-long X-cut KTA crystal, efficient parametric conversions to signal (1535 nm) and idler (3467 nm) waves are realized. At an incident diode power of 14.9 W, the highest output power of 1.83 W including 1.37 W of signal and 0.46 W of idler radiations are obtained at a repetition rate of 40 kHz, corresponding to a total optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 12.3%. Rate equations model are used to simulate this system, and the theoretical results agree with the experimental ones.
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Lan, W.X., Wang, Q.P., Liu, Z.J. et al. Intracavity KTiOAsO4 optical parametric oscillator pumped by an actively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Laser Phys. 22, 656–660 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X12040056
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