Title :
Optical parametric oscillation in MgO:LiNbO/sub 3/ driven by a diode pumped single frequency Q-switched laser
Author :
Gerstenberger, D.C. ; Tye, G.E. ; Wallace, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Lightware Elctron. Corp., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
Optical parametric oscillation tunable over the 940-1220-nm spectral region has been obtained from a monolithic magnesium-oxide-doped lithium niobate ring resonator. The monolithic optical parametric oscillator (OPO) was pumped by the 532-nm second harmonic of a diode-laser-pumped single-frequency Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The exceptional frequency and amplitude stability of the single-frequency pump source provided stable OPO output pulses.<>
Keywords :
lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; 532 nm; 532-nm second harmonic; 940 to 1220 nm; LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO; amplitude stability; diode-laser-pumped single-frequency Q-switched Nd:YAG laser; frequency stability; monolithic optical parametric oscillator; ring resonator; single-frequency pump source; stable OPO output pulses; Diodes; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical ring resonators; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
