Optical parametric oscillators

Author

Tang, Chung L. ; Bosenberg, Walter R. ; Ukachi, Takashi ; Lane, Randall J. ; Cheng, L. Kevin

Author_Institution

Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA

Volume

80

Issue

3

fYear

1992

fDate

3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

365

Lastpage

374

Abstract

Recent developments in β-barium borate (BBO), lithium triborate (LBO), and potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) optical parametric oscillators are reviewed. It is noted that, with suitable nonlinear optical crystals and pump sources, virtually any wavelength ranging from the UV to the mid IR can now be reached with optical parametric oscillators. The technology is better developed at the present time for the near-UV to 4.5 μm range, however, largely due to the availability of large, high-quality BBO, LBO, MgO:LiNbO₃, and KTP crystals. For the 1-10 μm range, AgGaS₂ and AgGaSe ₂ show great promise

Keywords

barium compounds; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; potassium compounds; titanium compounds; AgGaS₂; AgGaSe₂; BBO; BaB2O4; KTP; KTiOPO4; LiB₃O₅; near-UV range; nonlinear optical crystals; optical parametric oscillators; pump sources; Laser tuning; Low-noise amplifiers; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Oscillators; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.135353

Filename

135353