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Green-pumped cw singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on MgO:PPLN with frequency stabilization to an atomic resonance

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We report on a green-pumped continuous-wave singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (cw SRO) based on MgO-doped periodically poled LiNbO3. Operating the SRO at crystal temperatures between 40.0°C to 80.0°C an idler wavelength range of 1406–1451 nm can be accessed. The system provides stable single-frequency idler radiation of more than 300 mW at a pump power of 2 W while featuring a low threshold (<1.2 W). Above a pump power of 2.1 W we observe multimode operation, which is similar to the behavior reported for infrared-pumped SROs. To show the applicability of the device we demonstrate Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy of the cesium D2 line using the signal wave and frequency stabilization to a crossover resonance of the D2 transition.

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  1. Fachrichtung 7.3 (Technische Physik), Universität des Saarlandes, Campus E2.6, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    S. Zaske & C. Becher

  2. Division of Physical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 1 Doryong-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 305-340, Republic of Korea

    D.-H. Lee

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Zaske, S., Lee, DH. & Becher, C. Green-pumped cw singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on MgO:PPLN with frequency stabilization to an atomic resonance. Appl. Phys. B 98, 729–735 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3871-7

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