Photonics Industries' DS Series OPO represents the FIRST commercially available Optical Parametric Oscillator to produce pulse rates at a high repetition rate of up to 50 kHz. The DS OPO produce peak power output of up to 300 kWatts with milli-Joule levels of energy per pulse, at kHz repetition rates. It can also produce 10 Watts of average power at a repetition rate of approximately 10 kHz. These lasers are produced with either a fixed wavelength, or continuously tunable wavelength in the region of 1.5 μm to 3.5 μm.

The unique features of the DS Series OPO come from the patented and patent pending intra-cavity frequency conversion technology. Conventional OPO systems use low repetition rate lasers, limited to 100 Hz, to pump the OPO. The DS Series integrates the OPO within the Q-switched Nd based oscillator. This design produces kilohertz repetition rates, nominal, 10 ns pulse durations and milli-Joule levels of pulse energy in a single, compact, industry reliable package. Depending on the requirement of the repetition rate, the OPO can be based on Nd:YLF, Nd:YAG or Nd:YVO₄ lasers. Nd:YLF is ideal for low kHz repetition rates, Nd:YVO₄ is for high repetition rates at 20 kHz or higher, and Nd:YAG operates at approximately 10kHz.

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