Dual-wavelength source from 5%MgO:PPLN cylinders for the characterization of nonlinear infrared crystals

Opt Express. 2013 Nov 18;21(23):28886-91. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.028886.

Abstract

We conceived a unique fully parametric source based on two independent cylindrical OPOs simultaneously pumped by the same Nd:YAG laser. Each OPO delivers more than 2 mJ and is continuously tunable between 1.41 µm and 4.3 µm. This source is of particular interest for the study of the generation of infrared parametric light in nonlinear crystals. It was validated by performing difference frequency generation experiments in CdSe crystals with output in the range 8 - 10 µm.