High-energy, mid-IR, picosecond fiber-feedback OPO

Yudi Wu, Sijing Liang, Qiang Fu, Lin Xu, and David J. Richardson

Abstract

A compact, mid-infrared, synchronously pumped, fiber-feedback optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) is developed. The OPO generates 1-MHz picosecond pulses with 1.24μJ pulse energy and 9.7kW peak power.