Title :
Mode selection in doubly-resonant optical parametric oscillators
Author :
Padgett, Miles J. ; Colville, Finlay G. ; Dunn, Malcolm H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
fDate :
12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
By using a computer model to calculate the threshold for each signal and idler mode-pair in doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators, we investigate the effects of the three principal tuning parameters (temperature, cavity length, and pump wavelength) on the mode selection. Through consideration of type I and type II noncritical phase-matched geometries for lithium triborate optical parametric oscillators, we illustrate that the tuning behavior depends on the difference between the refractive indexes experienced by the signal and idler fields
Keywords :
lithium compounds; modelling; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; refractive index; tuning; LiB3O5; cavity length; computer model; doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators; doubly-resonant optical parametric oscillators; idler mode-pair; lithium triborate optical parametric oscillators; mode selection; principal tuning parameters; pump wavelength; refractive indexes; signal mode-pair; temperature; threshold; tuning behavior; type I noncritical phase-matched geometries; type II noncritical phase-matched geometries; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Oscillators; Resonance; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
