GPU-accelerated full-field modelling of highly dispersive ultrafast optical parametric oscillators.

We demonstrate GPU-accelerated modelling of ultrafast optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) via the χ nonlinear envelope equation with 1265× improvement in execution time compared with a CPU-based approach. Incorporating an adaptive step-size algorithm and absorbing boundary conditions, our model is capable of simulating OPOs containing long (>10 mm) nonlinear crystals or significant intracavity dispersion with outputs generated in less than 1 minute, allowing the investigation of systems that were previously computationally prohibitive to explore. We implement real-world parameters such as optical coatings, material absorption, and non-ideal poling domains within quasi-phase matched nonlinear crystals, producing excellent agreement with the spectral tuning behaviour and average power from a previously reported prism-based OPO.

Brewster mirror ultrafast optical parametric oscillator with high precision wavelength tuning.

We demonstrate a synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with a cavity formed from high refractive index inverted prisms, also known as Brewster mirrors. Exploiting a single total internal reflection, this is the simplest device capable of deviating a laser beam by 180. The OPO produced a chirped signal output tunable from 1060 - 1570 nm with a maximum power of 114 mW.