High spectral purity and tunable operation of a continuous singly resonant optical parametric oscillator emitting in the red

Opt Lett. 2007 Mar 1;32(5):518-20. doi: 10.1364/ol.32.000518.

Abstract

Continuous-wave oscillation of a singly resonant optical parametric oscillator operating from 619 to 640 nm has been obtained. Parametric gain is created in a MgO-doped periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate crystal pumped at 532 nm. 100 mW of single-frequency red light have been generated. The signal frequency is tunable, and its frequency stabilization on an external reference has been achieved.