System and method for controlling optical output of a frequency conversion device

A method of converting a wavelength of a laser, said method comprising:

• providing a pump pulse having a modified pump pulse temporal shape;
• inputting said pump pulse to an optical parametric oscillator (OPO);
• and
• generating an OPO output based on said input modified pump pulse,
• wherein said modified pump pulse shape comprises a first region and a second region,
• wherein said first region is of a different intensity and duration than said second region,
• wherein said first region of said pump pulse shape is modified for decreasing a rise time of said OPO, and
• wherein said second region is configured for optimizing conversion efficiency of said OPO.

A method of converting a wavelength of a laser, said method comprising:

• providing a pump pulse having a modified pump pulse temporal shape;
• inputting said pump pulse to an optical parametric oscillator (OPO);
• and
• generating an OPO output based on said input modified pump pulse,
• wherein prior to the inputting, the method further comprises:
• checking said pump pulse shape and if said pump pulse shape pulse is not optimized for performance of the OPO, further modifying said pump pulse shape until said pump pulse shape is optimized for performance,
• wherein said performance optimization comprises modified a first region of the pump pulse shape to decrease a rise time of said OPO, and configuring a second region of the pump pulse shape to optimize a conversion efficiency of said OPO.

A method of converting a wavelength of a laser, said method comprising:

• modifying the shape of a pump pulse of a pump source;
• inputting said modified pump pulse to an optical parametric oscillator (OPO);
• and
• generating an output of the OPO based on said input modified pump pulse,
• wherein said modified pump pulse includes at least one rectangular pulse having a substantially flat peak,
• wherein said modification includes modifying the peak intensity and pulse duration, and
• wherein said modification is carried out to optimize a conversion efficiency of said the OPO by modifying a first region of the pump pulse shape to decrease a rise time of said OPO, and configuring a second region of the pump pulse shape to optimize a conversion efficiency of said OPO.

A method of converting a wavelength of a laser, said method comprising:

• receiving an input pump pulse;
• modifying said input pump pulse so as to provide a modified pump pulse temporal shape;
• and
• converting said modified pump pulse using an optical parametric oscillator (OPO)
• wherein the temporal shape of said modified pump pulse includes at least one substantially rectangular pulse shape, and
• wherein the duration and peak of each of said at least one rectangular pulse shape is defined according to requirements, comprising modifying a first region of the pump pulse shape to decrease a rise time of said OPO and configuring a second region of the pump pulse shape to optimize a conversion efficiency of said OPO.