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Optical parametric oscillation using KTA nonlinear crystals
Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation Inc
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Filing: 1993-10-01
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Granted: 1994-12-06
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Expires: 2013-10-01
Abstract
Abstract A continuous wave tunable femtosecond optical parametric oscillator includes an oscillator cavity including a pumping cavity. A nonlinear KTiOAsO 4 crystal (KTA) is located in the pumping cavity and is pumped by a Ti:sapphire laser to produce output pulses having widths as short as 85 femtoseconds at wavelengths in the range 1.0 μm to 5.0 μm.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter E. Powers
- 👤 Lap K. Cheng
- 👤 Wayne S. Pelouch
- 👤 Chung L. Tang
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 18:44
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/35; G02F1/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A broadly tunable optical parametric oscillator, comprising: an oscillator cavity including first and second reflectors defining a pump cavity; a nonlinear optical crystal located in said cavity; a femtosecond laser pumping source producing an output pumping beam having high repetition rate femtosecond pumping pulses; means directing said pumping beam onto a surface of said crystal in said pump cavity to stimulate generation of signal and idler beams in said crystal; said signal and idler beams having pulse widths of less than about 200 fs and having wavelengths between about 1 μm and about 5 μm; means directing a selected one of said signal and idler beams out of said oscillator cavity; means causing the other of said signal and idler beams to resonate in said oscillator cavity; and means transmitting a portion of said resonant beam out of said oscillator cavity to provide a femtosecond oscillator output beam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A broadly tunable optical parametric oscillator, comprising: an oscillator cavity including first and second reflectors defining a pump cavity; a nonlinear optical crystal located in said cavity; a femtosecond laser pumping source producing an output pumping beam having high repetition rate femtosecond pumping pulses; means directing said pumping beam onto a surface of said crystal in said pump cavity to stimulate generation of signal and idler beams in said crystal; said signal and idler beams having pulse widths of less than about 200 fs and having wavelengths between about 1 μm and about 5 μm; means directing a selected one of said signal and idler beams out of said oscillator cavity; means causing the other of said signal and idler beams to resonate in said oscillator cavity; and means transmitting a portion of said resonant beam out of said oscillator cavity to provide a femtosecond oscillator output beam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The oscillator of claim 1, wherein said crystal is a KTiOAsO 4 crystal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The oscillator of claim 2, wherein said laser pumping source is a Ti:Sapphire laser.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The oscillator of claim 2, wherein said oscillator cavity is a linear cavity having first and second spaced end mirrors aligned with an axis of said oscillator cavity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The oscillator of claim 4, wherein said first and second end mirrors are aligned with said first and second reflectors defining said pump cavity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The oscillator of claim 5, wherein said crystal is doped with indium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The oscillator of claim 5, wherein said oscillator cavity end mirrors are flat, one of said mirrors being partially transmissive to provide an output coupler for said oscillator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The oscillator of claim 1, wherein said signal beam is resonated in said oscillator cavity, and said idler beam is directed out of said oscillator cavity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The oscillator of claim 8, wherein said first and second reflectors are curved and are aligned with said crystal to focus said signal beam for resonance in said oscillator cavity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The oscillator of claim 9, further including a collimating mirror located to intercept said idler beam.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The oscillator of claim 9, wherein said signal beam has a wavelength range of from about 1 μm to about 5 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The oscillator of claim 11, wherein said signal beam is a train of pulses having pulse widths in the femtosecond time domain.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The oscillator of claim 12, wherein the wavelength of said signal beam is tunable over said wavelength range.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
10 words
The oscillator of claim 1, wherein said crystal is KTA.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The oscillator of claim 1, wherein said crystal is KTiOAsO 4 crystal, and wherein said signal beam is resonated in said oscillator cavity to produce an output beam comprising a train of pulses having wavelengths tunable from about 1 μm to about 5 μm and having pulse widths in the femtosecond time domain.
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