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Parametric oscillator directly pumped by a 1.55-µm erbium-fiber laser

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Abstract

We report what is believed to be the first demonstration of an optical parametric oscillator directly pumped by the 1.55µm output of an erbium-doped fiber laser. The oscillator, based on periodically poled lithium niobate, produced 8µJ idler output near 3.8 µm at a 500-Hz repetition rate when it was pumped with 100µJ 60-ns pulses at 1.55 µm. Temperature tuning of the 50-mm-long PPLN crystal gave signal and idler ranges of 2.55 to 2.7 µm and 3.65 to 3.96 µm, respectively, limited by mirror reflectivity. A signal-tuning range of 40 nm was observed for 13.5 nm of pump tuning with a fixed grating period and temperature. The optical parameter oscillator could be operated at low temperature with no sign of photorefractive damage.

© 1999 Optical Society of America

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