Tunable 3 µm optical vortex parametric oscillator. (26th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yusufu, Taximaiti; Niu, Sujian; Tuersun, Paerhatijiang; Tulake, Yusufu; Miyamoto, Katsuhiko; Omatsu, Takashige
• Is Part Of: Japanese journal of applied physics. Volume 57:Number 12(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-10-26
• Subjects: Physics -- Periodicals; 621.05
• DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.57.122701
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-4922

Abstract

Abstract: We propose a tunable millijoule-level 3-µm vortex laser formed with a 1-µm ns vortex pulse-pumped quasi-phase matching MgO-doped periodically poled lithium niobate (MgO:PPLN) optical parametric oscillator with a singly resonant plane-parallel cavity configuration. The wavelength of the vortex output is tuned within the range of 3.360–3.677 µm merely by controlling the temperature of the MgO:PPLN crystal. The maximum vortex output energy of 2.14 mJ is obtained at the maximum pump energy of 21 mJ, and corresponds to an optical to optical conversion efficiency of 10.2% and a photon conversion efficiency of 33.5%. The handedness of the vortex output is controlled just by inverting the handedness of the pump vortex beam.