A deep understanding of the spectral gain characteristics of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) and optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) is important for a highly efficient optical parametric conversion. We numeric...A deep understanding of the spectral gain characteristics of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) and optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) is important for a highly efficient optical parametric conversion. We numerically calculated the spectral gain characteristics of a quasi-phase-matching (QPM) parametric conversion process using the periodically poled 6% (mol/mol) MgO doped LiNbO3 (PPMgLN) as the nonlinear crystal. In the simulation we utilized the approach of a transformative matrix of the periodically poled nonlinear medium, which results from the small-signal approximation of three-wave mixed nonlinear equations. Numerical simulation results show that: (1) The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the spectral gain of the parametric process becomes wider with the increase of parametric wavelength and reaches the maximum at degeneration; (2) The gain coefficient decreases gradually with the increase of parametric wavelength; (3) The spectral gain bandwidth decreases correspondingly with the increase of the nonlinear material length; (4) There exists an optimal parametric wavelength band, which is most suitable for the high gain parametric conversion when pumped by a laser source with a wide wavelength band, such as the high power fiber laser.展开更多
We propose and make a compact yellow-orange laser of the Nd-doped yttrium vanadate(Nd:YVO_(4))/periodically poled Mg-doped lithium niobate(PPMgLN)module by Raman frequency-doubling at 589 nm.By reasonably designing th...We propose and make a compact yellow-orange laser of the Nd-doped yttrium vanadate(Nd:YVO_(4))/periodically poled Mg-doped lithium niobate(PPMgLN)module by Raman frequency-doubling at 589 nm.By reasonably designing the size of the Nd:YVO_(4)and 5 mol%PPMgLN crystals,cavity length and coating parameter,a compact 589 nm laser module with a total size of 3 mm×10 mm×1.5 mm is fabricated.In the laser module,the input surface of Nd:YVO_(4)crystal is end-pumped by an 808 nm laser diode(LD).Under the effect of linear resonant cavity structure,the output surface of PPMgLN crystal with a period of 9.48μm generates 589 nm yellow-orange light.The experimental results show that the maximum output power at 589 nm is 390 mW at the pump power of 3 W with the optical-optical conversion efficiency of 13%and the stability of the output power is less than 2%within 3 h.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60778001)the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No. 2007CB307003)
文摘A deep understanding of the spectral gain characteristics of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) and optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs) is important for a highly efficient optical parametric conversion. We numerically calculated the spectral gain characteristics of a quasi-phase-matching (QPM) parametric conversion process using the periodically poled 6% (mol/mol) MgO doped LiNbO3 (PPMgLN) as the nonlinear crystal. In the simulation we utilized the approach of a transformative matrix of the periodically poled nonlinear medium, which results from the small-signal approximation of three-wave mixed nonlinear equations. Numerical simulation results show that: (1) The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the spectral gain of the parametric process becomes wider with the increase of parametric wavelength and reaches the maximum at degeneration; (2) The gain coefficient decreases gradually with the increase of parametric wavelength; (3) The spectral gain bandwidth decreases correspondingly with the increase of the nonlinear material length; (4) There exists an optimal parametric wavelength band, which is most suitable for the high gain parametric conversion when pumped by a laser source with a wide wavelength band, such as the high power fiber laser.
基金supported by the Self-deployment Project of Fujian Science&Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China(No.2021ZZ104)the Fujian Province STS Project(Nos.2020T3002 and 2022T3012)。
文摘We propose and make a compact yellow-orange laser of the Nd-doped yttrium vanadate(Nd:YVO_(4))/periodically poled Mg-doped lithium niobate(PPMgLN)module by Raman frequency-doubling at 589 nm.By reasonably designing the size of the Nd:YVO_(4)and 5 mol%PPMgLN crystals,cavity length and coating parameter,a compact 589 nm laser module with a total size of 3 mm×10 mm×1.5 mm is fabricated.In the laser module,the input surface of Nd:YVO_(4)crystal is end-pumped by an 808 nm laser diode(LD).Under the effect of linear resonant cavity structure,the output surface of PPMgLN crystal with a period of 9.48μm generates 589 nm yellow-orange light.The experimental results show that the maximum output power at 589 nm is 390 mW at the pump power of 3 W with the optical-optical conversion efficiency of 13%and the stability of the output power is less than 2%within 3 h.
