In this paper, we present a picosecond pulsed, synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator producing vortex beam output with tunable wavelengths in the near- to mid-infrared range. The system utilizes a Nd:YVO₄ picosecond pulsed solid-state laser emitting at a wavelength of 1.064 µm to pump a Z-shaped, singly resonant OPO which contains a MgO:PPLN crystal with a fan-shaped grating. The wavelength tuning characteristics of the OPO output are examined both as a function of the MgO:PPLN grating period and crystal temperature. The orbital angular momentum of the pump field can be selectively transferred to either the signal or idler fields by appropriately adjusting the location of the MgO:PPLN crystal within the OPO cavity. The maximum output power of the signal and idler vortex fields are 5.12 W and 3.46 W, respectively, for an incident pump power of 19 W.

We present a high-power, widely tunable, synchronously pumped picosecond pulsed optical parametric oscillator (OPO) generating emissions in the near to mid-infrared wavelength ranges. The OPO is pumped using a Nd:YVO₄ picosecond pulsed laser and utilizes a fan-shaped, multi-grating MgO doped PPLN crystal (MgO:PPLN). The system generates near to mid-infrared output across the wavelength range 1.3–5 µm, with a high overall conversion efficiency of 75.15%.

Herein, we present a picosecond-pulsed optical vortex parametric oscillator capable of generating high-power, narrow-linewidth near- and mid-infrared optical vortex outputs. The optical parametric oscillator (OPO), consisting of a KTiOAsO₄ (KTA) crystal and a Z-shaped standing wave cavity formed by five mirrors, transferred the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of the pump field to the signal and idler fields. The transmission mechanism of the OAM within the signal singly resonantsingly-resonant KTA-OPO was investigated, and the OAM was controlled and selectively transferred among the pump, signal, and idler fields by adjusting the focus position of the pump beam on the KTA crystal. With an incident pump power of 17 W, the maximum average output power was 2.14 W at 1535 nm (signal vortex field) and 0.95 W at 3468 nm (idler vortex field), respectively, corresponding to optical conversion efficiencies of 20.8% and 9.2%. The spectral linewidths of the signal and idler vortex fields were 0.502 nm and 1.216 nm, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first instance of a picosecond-pulsed optical vortex parametric oscillator with a KTA crystal.