光纤激光泵浦MgO：PPLN高功率中波红外光参量振荡器

Fiber-laser-pumped high-power mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on MgO: PPLN crystal

摘要: 为实现高效率、高功率中波红外激光输出，研制基于MgO：PPLN晶体的中波红外光参量振荡器（OPO），泵浦源为基于主振荡功率放大（MOPA）结构的线偏振掺Yb光纤激光器（YDFL）。实验结果表明：YDFL可实现最高79.1 W的1064.1 nm脉冲线偏振激光输出；在YDFL泵浦下，通过优化输出镜曲率半径和泵浦光束腰直径，该OPO实现最高9.15 W的3.754 μm脉冲激光输出，光光转换效率为11.57%，重复频率为300 kHz，脉冲宽度约为110 ns。

Abstract: To achieve high-power mid-infrared laser output with high efficiency, the optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on MgO: PPLN crystal is researched. The pump source is linearly polarized Yb-doped fiber laser (YDFL) with master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) structure. Experimental results indicate that the YDFL can realize the pulse linearly polarized laser with the highest power of 79.1 W at 1064.1 nm. With the pump laser, the OPO obtains the maximum MIR power of 9.15 W at 3.754 µm by optimizing the curvature radius of output coupler and the pump waist diameter. The corresponding optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 11.57%. The repetition rate and the pulse width of mid-infrared laser are 300 kHz and ～110 ns, respectively.