Broadband optical coatings for the novel high-power wide-tuning-range OPO lasers

Donny Maladji A. Aminou

doi:10.1117/12.60091

29 July 1992 Broadband optical coatings for the novel high-power wide-tuning-range OPO lasers

Donny Maladji A. Aminou

Proceedings Volume 1624, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1991; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60091
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1991, 1991, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) based laser sources have potential applications not only in the environmental Lidars, semiconductor spectroscopy, but also in communications, medical and military applications. Their development is suffering from the lack of optical components that can withstand high power damage and be broad (wavelength wise) enough to fulifill the tuning range they are capable of. Unfortunately, such optics are very difficult to produce. This paper adresses questions on how to improve all dielectric coatings to meet OPOs requirements and displays some designs and coatings, where the damage threshold levels presently need improvement. Some damage threshold results are presented.

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Donny Maladji A. Aminou "Broadband optical coatings for the novel high-power wide-tuning-range OPO lasers", Proc. SPIE 1624, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1991, (29 July 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60091

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