High-pulse-energy 8 µm laser source based on optical parametric amplification in ZnGeP2

M. W. Haakestad; G. Arisholm; E. Lippert; S. Nicolas; G. Rustad; K. Stenersen

doi:10.1117/12.779484

22 April 2008 High-pulse-energy 8 μm laser source based on optical parametric amplification in ZnGeP₂

M. W. Haakestad, G. Arisholm, E. Lippert, S. Nicolas, G. Rustad, K. Stenersen

Proceedings Volume 6998, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers III; 699812 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.779484
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2008, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Nonlinear optical conversion of 1.064 μm pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser to the mid-infrared is demonstrated experimentally. The setup is based on a two-stage master-oscillator/power-amplifier (MOPA) design with a KTiOPO₄ based MOPA in the first stage and a KTiOAsO₄/ZnGeP₂ based MOPA in the second stage. We obtain more than 8 mJ at 8 μm with a beam quality factor M² ≈ 3.6.

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M. W. Haakestad, G. Arisholm, E. Lippert, S. Nicolas, G. Rustad, and K. Stenersen "High-pulse-energy 8 μm laser source based on optical parametric amplification in ZnGeP₂", Proc. SPIE 6998, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers III, 699812 (22 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.779484

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