Progress of the nonlinear mid-infrared optical crystal and device of the parametric oscillator

WANG Li; WU Xian-you; LI Zhe; JIANG Hai-he

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Progress of the nonlinear mid-infrared optical crystal and device of the parametric oscillator

1.
Anhui Institution of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China

Corresponding author: JIANG Hai-he, hjiang@aiofm.ac.cn
Received Date: 2010-10-29
Accepted Date: 2010-12-07

Abstract

The progress of mid-infrared optical parametric oscillators(OPO)was reviewed,including the properties of the nonlinear crystals,technical parameters and OPO divice.The key issues and the development direction of the mid-infrared OPO were pointed out,and possible measures for performance development were put forward.
- nonlinear optics,
- optical parametric oscillator,
- nonlinear crystal,
- mid-infrared laser

References

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[2]	TTTTLE F K,RICHTER D,FRIED A.Mid-infrared laser applications in spectroscopy[C]//Solid-state Mid-infrared Laser Sources.Bedin:Springer-Verlag Bedin,2003:445-510.
[3]	VODOPYANOV K L.Pulsed mid-IR optical parametric oscillators[C]//Solid-state Mid-infrared Laser Sources.Berlin,Holland:Springer-Vedag Berlin,2003:144-183.
[4]	SUHRE D R,SINGH N B,BALAKRISHNA V,et al.Improved crystal quality and harmonic generation in GaSe doped with indium[J].Optics Letters,1997,22(11):775-777.
[5]	VODOPYANOV K L,CHAZAPIS V.Extra-wide tuning range optical parametric generator[J].Optics Communiations,1997,135(1/3):98-102.
[6]	VANYAKIN A V,ZHELEZNOV V Ⅰ,KULEVSKII L A,et al.Interference optics for lasers and parametric oscillators enutting in the middle-IR range[J].Quantum Electronics,1997,27(2):137-139.
[7]	KULEVSKY L.Optical parametric oscillator on GaSe crystal pumped by a 3 micron erbium laser[R].Moscow:General Physics Insitute,1998:1-19.
[8]	VODOPYANOV K L,LEVI O,KUO P S,et al.Optical parametric oscillator based on orientation-patterned GaAs[C]//Integrated Optics:Devices,Materials,and Technologies Ⅸ.Bellingham,USA:Spie-lnt Soc Optical Engineering,2005:129-135.
[9]	DONG X L,ZHANG B T,HE J L,et al.High-povrer 1.5 and 3.4 μm intracavity KTA OPO driven by a diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser[J].Optics Communications,2009,282(8):1668-1670.
[10]	MIAO J G,PENG J Y,WANC B S,et al.Compact KTA-based intracavity optical parametric oscillator driven by a passively Q-switched Nd:GdVOsub>4 laser[J].Applied Optics,2008,47(23):4287-4291.
[11]	REGHUNATH A T,PURNIMA M,YOGESH K,et al.Design of a tunable nud-IR OPO source for DIAL detection of trace gases[C]//Lidar Remote Sensing for Envimnmental Monitoring ⅹⅡ.Bellingham,USA:Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering,2006:64091B/1-64091B/11.
[12]	WU R F,LAI K S,WONG H F,et al.Multiwatt nud-IR output from a Nd:YALO laser pumped intracavity KTA OPO[J].Optics Express,2001,8(13):694-698.
[13]	WANG B,REN G,LIT,et al.Experimental study of a kalium titanyl arsenate optical parametric oacillator in the mid-infrared band[J].Laser Technology,2007,31(3):225-227(in Chinese).
[14]	ZHONG K,LIJ S,CUI H X,et al.Low threshold and high conversion efficiency nanoaecond mid-infrared KTA OPO[J].Chinese Physics Letters,2009,26(12):124213/1-124213/4.
[15]	ZHANG X B,YAO B Q,JU Y L,et al.A 2.048μm Tm,Ho:CdVOsub>4 laser pumped doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium LiNbOsub>3[J].Chinese Physics Letters,2007,24(7):1953-1954.
[16]	MASON P D,WOOD N J.A high repetitum-rate PPLN nud-infrared optical parametric oscillator source[C]//Solid State Laser Technologies and Femtosecond Phenomena.Bellingham,USA:Spie-lnt Soc Optical Engineeing,2004:308-317.
[17]	LIN X C,KONG Y P,ZHANG Y,et al.Mid-infrared generation based on a periodically poled LiNbO3 optical parametric oscillator[J].Chineae Physics,2004,13(7):1042-1045(in Chinese).
[18]	HERPEN M VAN,LIS,BISSON S E,et al.Tuning and stability of a continuous-wave mid-infrared high-power single resonant optical parametric oscillator[J].Applied Physics,2002,B75(2/3):329-333.
[19]	WAN Y,LAN G,SU X Zh,et al.High energy output complex cavity pump optical parametric oscillator in the mid infrared[J].Laser Technology,2005,29(4):340-342(in Chinese).
[20]	PENG Y F,WANG W M,UU D,et al.High efficiency PPMgLN optical parametric oscillator infrared laser with 62W output power[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2010,37(3):613-616(in Chinese).
[21]	WEI X B,PENG Y F,WANG W M,et al.High-power MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator[J].Acta Optica Sinica,2010,30(5):1447-1450(in Chinese).
[22]	PENG Y F.High-efficiency mid-infrared tunable laser[J].Annual Report of China Academy of Engineering Physics,2009(1):153-154(in Chinese).
[23]	YANG D Zh,JIANG P P,CHEN T,et al.PPMgLN-based high powrer optical parametric oecillator pumped by a pulsed fiber laser[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2010,37(1):34-37(in Chinese).
[24]	XIONG B,ZHANG S B,GUO L,et al.Period continuous tuning of an efficient nud-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on a fan out periodically poled MgO-doped liduum niobate[J].Chinese Physics Letters,2010,27(1):14.
[25]	WU B,KONG J,SHEN Y H.High-efficiency senu-extemal-cavitystructured periodically poled MgLN-based optical parametric oacillator with output power exceeding 9.2W at 3.82μm[J].Optics Let ters,2010,35(8):1118-1120.
[26]	XIE G,PENG Y F,WANG W M,et al.High-pmver nud-infrared 3.8μm laser[J].High Power Laser and Particle Beama,2009,21(7):970-972(in Chinese).
[27]	CAI Sh Sh,WU B,SHEN Y H.Tunable nud-infrared parametric oscillator based on PPMgLN[J].Infrared and Laaer Engineering,2007,36(2):160-162(in Chinese).
[28]	WANG T J,ZHANG H Z,WU F G,et al.3μm～5Lun AgGaS2 op tical parametric osciIWor with prism cavity[J].Laser Phyaics,2009,19(3):377-380.
[29]	VODOPYANOV K L,MAFFETONE J,ZWIEBACK I,et al.The longest wavelength OPO pumped by a 1μm laser[C]//Infrared Applications of Semiconductors III.Warrendale,USA:Materials Research Society,2000:165-168.
[30]	BOON P P,FEN W R,CHONG C T,et al.Nanosecond AgGaS2 optical parametric oscillator with more than 4 microm output[J].Japanele Journal of Applied Physics,1997,36(12B):L1661-L1664.
[31]	MARZENELL S,BEIGANG R,WALIENSTEIN R.Synchronously pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator hased on AgGaSe2 tunable from 2μm to 8 μm[J].Applied Physics,1999,B69(5/6):423-428.
[32]	RAFFY J,DEBUISSCHERT T,POCHOLLE J P,et al.An AgGaSe2 optical parametric osillator pumped by an LiNbO3 OPO[J].Annales De Physique,1995,20(2):75-76.
[33]	ECKARDT R C,FAN Y X,BYER R L,et al.Broadly tunable infrared parametric oscillator using AgGaSe2[J].Applied Physics Letters,1986,49(11):608-610.
[34]	TIAN W,REN G,CAI B W,et al.CalcuWion and analytsis of ZnGeP2 optical parametric cscillator[J].Laser Technology,2006,30(1):104-106(in Chinese).
[35]	ZHU G L,JU Y L,WANG T H,et al.A mid-IR 14.1W ZnGeP2 optical parametric oacillator pumped by a Tm,Ho:GdVO4 lasa[J].Chinese Physics Letten,2009,26(3):034208/1-034218/2.
[36]	YAO B Q,JU Y L,WANG Y Z,et al.Performance evaluation of ZnGeP2 optical parametric oacillator pumped by a Q-awitched Tm,Ho:GdVO4 laser[J].Chinese Optica Letters,2008,6(1):68-70.
[37]	NIEUWENHUIS A F,LEE C J,VANDERSLOT P J M,et al.A Cr,Tm,Ho:YAG laaer pumped ZnGeP2 optical parametric oacillator for mid-infrared spectroscopy[C]//Nonlinear Frequency Generatitm and Conversion:Materials,Devices,and Applications VI.Bellingham,USA:Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering,2008:G8751.
[38]	CREEDEN D,KETTERIDGE P A,BUDNI P A,et al.Mid-infrared ZnGeP2parametric oscillator directly pumped by a pulsed 2μm Tm-doped fiber laser[J].Optics Letten,2008,33(4):315-317.
[39]	MIYAMOTO K,ITO H.Wavelengh-agile mid-infrared(5μm～10μm)generation using a galvano-controlled KTiOPO4 optical parametric oscillator[J].Optics Letters,2007,32(3):274-276.
[40]	ELDER I,High average powrer thulium fibre laser pumped nud-IR source[C]//Technologies for Optical Countermeasures Ⅳ.Bellingham,USA:Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering,2007:73804.
[41]	VODOPYANOV K L,SCHUNEMANN P G.Broadly tunable noncritically phase-matched ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator with a 2μJ pump threshold[J].Optics Lettera,2003,28(6):441-443.

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Progress of the nonlinear mid-infrared optical crystal and device of the parametric oscillator

Corresponding author: JIANG Hai-he, hjiang@aiofm.ac.cn

1. Anhui Institution of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China

Received Date: 2010-10-29

Accepted Date: 2010-12-07

Available Online: 2011-07-25

Abstract: The progress of mid-infrared optical parametric oscillators(OPO)was reviewed,including the properties of the nonlinear crystals,technical parameters and OPO divice.The key issues and the development direction of the mid-infrared OPO were pointed out,and possible measures for performance development were put forward.

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[1]	EBRAHIM-ZADEH M.Mid-infrared optical parametric oscillators and applications[C]//Mid-infrared Coherent Sources and Applications.Dordrecht,Holland:Springer,2008:347-375.
[2]	TTTTLE F K,RICHTER D,FRIED A.Mid-infrared laser applications in spectroscopy[C]//Solid-state Mid-infrared Laser Sources.Bedin:Springer-Verlag Bedin,2003:445-510.
[3]	VODOPYANOV K L.Pulsed mid-IR optical parametric oscillators[C]//Solid-state Mid-infrared Laser Sources.Berlin,Holland:Springer-Vedag Berlin,2003:144-183.
[4]	SUHRE D R,SINGH N B,BALAKRISHNA V,et al.Improved crystal quality and harmonic generation in GaSe doped with indium[J].Optics Letters,1997,22(11):775-777.
[5]	VODOPYANOV K L,CHAZAPIS V.Extra-wide tuning range optical parametric generator[J].Optics Communiations,1997,135(1/3):98-102.
[6]	VANYAKIN A V,ZHELEZNOV V Ⅰ,KULEVSKII L A,et al.Interference optics for lasers and parametric oscillators enutting in the middle-IR range[J].Quantum Electronics,1997,27(2):137-139.
[7]	KULEVSKY L.Optical parametric oscillator on GaSe crystal pumped by a 3 micron erbium laser[R].Moscow:General Physics Insitute,1998:1-19.
[8]	VODOPYANOV K L,LEVI O,KUO P S,et al.Optical parametric oscillator based on orientation-patterned GaAs[C]//Integrated Optics:Devices,Materials,and Technologies Ⅸ.Bellingham,USA:Spie-lnt Soc Optical Engineering,2005:129-135.
[9]	DONG X L,ZHANG B T,HE J L,et al.High-povrer 1.5 and 3.4 μm intracavity KTA OPO driven by a diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser[J].Optics Communications,2009,282(8):1668-1670.
[10]	MIAO J G,PENG J Y,WANC B S,et al.Compact KTA-based intracavity optical parametric oscillator driven by a passively Q-switched Nd:GdVOsub>4 laser[J].Applied Optics,2008,47(23):4287-4291.
[11]	REGHUNATH A T,PURNIMA M,YOGESH K,et al.Design of a tunable nud-IR OPO source for DIAL detection of trace gases[C]//Lidar Remote Sensing for Envimnmental Monitoring ⅹⅡ.Bellingham,USA:Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering,2006:64091B/1-64091B/11.
[12]	WU R F,LAI K S,WONG H F,et al.Multiwatt nud-IR output from a Nd:YALO laser pumped intracavity KTA OPO[J].Optics Express,2001,8(13):694-698.
[13]	WANG B,REN G,LIT,et al.Experimental study of a kalium titanyl arsenate optical parametric oacillator in the mid-infrared band[J].Laser Technology,2007,31(3):225-227(in Chinese).
[14]	ZHONG K,LIJ S,CUI H X,et al.Low threshold and high conversion efficiency nanoaecond mid-infrared KTA OPO[J].Chinese Physics Letters,2009,26(12):124213/1-124213/4.
[15]	ZHANG X B,YAO B Q,JU Y L,et al.A 2.048μm Tm,Ho:CdVOsub>4 laser pumped doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium LiNbOsub>3[J].Chinese Physics Letters,2007,24(7):1953-1954.
[16]	MASON P D,WOOD N J.A high repetitum-rate PPLN nud-infrared optical parametric oscillator source[C]//Solid State Laser Technologies and Femtosecond Phenomena.Bellingham,USA:Spie-lnt Soc Optical Engineeing,2004:308-317.
[17]	LIN X C,KONG Y P,ZHANG Y,et al.Mid-infrared generation based on a periodically poled LiNbO3 optical parametric oscillator[J].Chineae Physics,2004,13(7):1042-1045(in Chinese).
[18]	HERPEN M VAN,LIS,BISSON S E,et al.Tuning and stability of a continuous-wave mid-infrared high-power single resonant optical parametric oscillator[J].Applied Physics,2002,B75(2/3):329-333.
[19]	WAN Y,LAN G,SU X Zh,et al.High energy output complex cavity pump optical parametric oscillator in the mid infrared[J].Laser Technology,2005,29(4):340-342(in Chinese).
[20]	PENG Y F,WANG W M,UU D,et al.High efficiency PPMgLN optical parametric oscillator infrared laser with 62W output power[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2010,37(3):613-616(in Chinese).
[21]	WEI X B,PENG Y F,WANG W M,et al.High-power MgO:PPLN optical parametric oscillator[J].Acta Optica Sinica,2010,30(5):1447-1450(in Chinese).
[22]	PENG Y F.High-efficiency mid-infrared tunable laser[J].Annual Report of China Academy of Engineering Physics,2009(1):153-154(in Chinese).
[23]	YANG D Zh,JIANG P P,CHEN T,et al.PPMgLN-based high powrer optical parametric oecillator pumped by a pulsed fiber laser[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2010,37(1):34-37(in Chinese).
[24]	XIONG B,ZHANG S B,GUO L,et al.Period continuous tuning of an efficient nud-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on a fan out periodically poled MgO-doped liduum niobate[J].Chinese Physics Letters,2010,27(1):14.
[25]	WU B,KONG J,SHEN Y H.High-efficiency senu-extemal-cavitystructured periodically poled MgLN-based optical parametric oacillator with output power exceeding 9.2W at 3.82μm[J].Optics Let ters,2010,35(8):1118-1120.
[26]	XIE G,PENG Y F,WANG W M,et al.High-pmver nud-infrared 3.8μm laser[J].High Power Laser and Particle Beama,2009,21(7):970-972(in Chinese).
[27]	CAI Sh Sh,WU B,SHEN Y H.Tunable nud-infrared parametric oscillator based on PPMgLN[J].Infrared and Laaer Engineering,2007,36(2):160-162(in Chinese).
[28]	WANG T J,ZHANG H Z,WU F G,et al.3μm～5Lun AgGaS2 op tical parametric osciIWor with prism cavity[J].Laser Phyaics,2009,19(3):377-380.
[29]	VODOPYANOV K L,MAFFETONE J,ZWIEBACK I,et al.The longest wavelength OPO pumped by a 1μm laser[C]//Infrared Applications of Semiconductors III.Warrendale,USA:Materials Research Society,2000:165-168.
[30]	BOON P P,FEN W R,CHONG C T,et al.Nanosecond AgGaS2 optical parametric oscillator with more than 4 microm output[J].Japanele Journal of Applied Physics,1997,36(12B):L1661-L1664.
[31]	MARZENELL S,BEIGANG R,WALIENSTEIN R.Synchronously pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator hased on AgGaSe2 tunable from 2μm to 8 μm[J].Applied Physics,1999,B69(5/6):423-428.
[32]	RAFFY J,DEBUISSCHERT T,POCHOLLE J P,et al.An AgGaSe2 optical parametric osillator pumped by an LiNbO3 OPO[J].Annales De Physique,1995,20(2):75-76.
[33]	ECKARDT R C,FAN Y X,BYER R L,et al.Broadly tunable infrared parametric oscillator using AgGaSe2[J].Applied Physics Letters,1986,49(11):608-610.
[34]	TIAN W,REN G,CAI B W,et al.CalcuWion and analytsis of ZnGeP2 optical parametric cscillator[J].Laser Technology,2006,30(1):104-106(in Chinese).
[35]	ZHU G L,JU Y L,WANG T H,et al.A mid-IR 14.1W ZnGeP2 optical parametric oacillator pumped by a Tm,Ho:GdVO4 lasa[J].Chinese Physics Letten,2009,26(3):034208/1-034218/2.
[36]	YAO B Q,JU Y L,WANG Y Z,et al.Performance evaluation of ZnGeP2 optical parametric oacillator pumped by a Q-awitched Tm,Ho:GdVO4 laser[J].Chinese Optica Letters,2008,6(1):68-70.
[37]	NIEUWENHUIS A F,LEE C J,VANDERSLOT P J M,et al.A Cr,Tm,Ho:YAG laaer pumped ZnGeP2 optical parametric oacillator for mid-infrared spectroscopy[C]//Nonlinear Frequency Generatitm and Conversion:Materials,Devices,and Applications VI.Bellingham,USA:Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering,2008:G8751.
[38]	CREEDEN D,KETTERIDGE P A,BUDNI P A,et al.Mid-infrared ZnGeP2parametric oscillator directly pumped by a pulsed 2μm Tm-doped fiber laser[J].Optics Letten,2008,33(4):315-317.
[39]	MIYAMOTO K,ITO H.Wavelengh-agile mid-infrared(5μm～10μm)generation using a galvano-controlled KTiOPO4 optical parametric oscillator[J].Optics Letters,2007,32(3):274-276.
[40]	ELDER I,High average powrer thulium fibre laser pumped nud-IR source[C]//Technologies for Optical Countermeasures Ⅳ.Bellingham,USA:Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering,2007:73804.
[41]	VODOPYANOV K L,SCHUNEMANN P G.Broadly tunable noncritically phase-matched ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator with a 2μJ pump threshold[J].Optics Lettera,2003,28(6):441-443.

Progress of the nonlinear mid-infrared optical crystal and device of the parametric oscillator

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