We report on a high power output quasi-continuous-wave nanosecond optical parametric generator （OPG） of congruent periodically poled lithium niobate （PPLN） pumped by a 1 064 nm acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4...We report on a high power output quasi-continuous-wave nanosecond optical parametric generator （OPG） of congruent periodically poled lithium niobate （PPLN） pumped by a 1 064 nm acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser （duration: 70 ns,repetition rate:45 kHz,spatial beam quality M2<1.3）.The OPG consists of a 38.7 mm long PPLN crystal with a domain period of 28.93 μm. With 5.43 W of average pump power the maximum average output power is 991 mW at 1 517.1 nm signal wave of the PPLN OPG.展开更多
Theoretical investigation of the phase-matching properties for the tunable coherent terahertz wave generation in the isotro- pic semiconductor nonlinear materials of CdTe and GaP is presented according to their optica...Theoretical investigation of the phase-matching properties for the tunable coherent terahertz wave generation in the isotro- pic semiconductor nonlinear materials of CdTe and GaP is presented according to their optical dispersion properties, based on a pulsed dual-wavelength KTP-OPO operating near degenerate point in the process of the difference frequency mixing. The cross-Reststrahlen band dispersion compensation phase-matching technique involved in this interaction is introduced concisely. The optimum lengths of DFG crystals are decided according to the minimum coherence lengths of the crystals in the given pump wavelength ranges. The results of analysis and calculation provide the useful and necessary theoretical basis and guidance for the future experiments.展开更多
文摘We report on a high power output quasi-continuous-wave nanosecond optical parametric generator （OPG） of congruent periodically poled lithium niobate （PPLN） pumped by a 1 064 nm acousto-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser （duration: 70 ns,repetition rate:45 kHz,spatial beam quality M2<1.3）.The OPG consists of a 38.7 mm long PPLN crystal with a domain period of 28.93 μm. With 5.43 W of average pump power the maximum average output power is 991 mW at 1 517.1 nm signal wave of the PPLN OPG.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China (Grant No. 10474071)the Specialized ResearchFund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No. 20040056010).
文摘Theoretical investigation of the phase-matching properties for the tunable coherent terahertz wave generation in the isotro- pic semiconductor nonlinear materials of CdTe and GaP is presented according to their optical dispersion properties, based on a pulsed dual-wavelength KTP-OPO operating near degenerate point in the process of the difference frequency mixing. The cross-Reststrahlen band dispersion compensation phase-matching technique involved in this interaction is introduced concisely. The optimum lengths of DFG crystals are decided according to the minimum coherence lengths of the crystals in the given pump wavelength ranges. The results of analysis and calculation provide the useful and necessary theoretical basis and guidance for the future experiments.
