Abstract

The incorporation of an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) as the light source for a laserradar system provides remote sensing with frequency agility. Periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) is an especially promising material for this application, because it makes possible quasi phase matching. The quasi-phase-matched PPLN OPO is much more stable and more widely tunable than a traditional OPO, making this source ideal for a fieldable, tunable remote-sensing system. The design of such a system is presented in this paper.

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