Abstract

We report the use of extreme broadband, high reflectivity >99.5%, optical parametric oscillator (OPO) cavity mirrors. A continuous-wave, doubly resonant, OPO demonstrated tuning over a range of 791–1620 nm with a single mirror set. Wavelength tuning was performed by temperature tuning the nonlinear material of lithium triborate. Narrow linewidth oscillation was confirmed throughout the tuning range, and threshold pump power increased gradually from 50 mW near the degeneracy to 800 mW at the tuning band edge in a double-pass pumping configuration.

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