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Optically pumped semiconductor laser pumped optical parametric oscillator

US7447245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2007
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/14
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optically pumped semiconductor pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPS-pumped OPO) includes an OPS laser resonator and an OPO resonator A portion the OPS laser resonator axis and the OPO resonator axis are collinear. An optically nonlinear crystal is located in the coaxial portion of the resonators and arranged to frequency divide fundamental radiation generated in the OPS laser resonator into signal and idler radiations. In one arrangement, the OPO laser resonator is also an OPS resonator and is arranged to generate radiation at the wavelength of the signal radiation, with the idler radiation having the difference-frequency wavelength of the signal and fundamental radiations.

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