Title :
Generation of tunable picosecond pulses by synchronous pumping of a periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Armstrong, D. ; Ferguson, A.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fDate :
7/3/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A tunable quasi phase-matched optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped at 1.047 μm is reported. The signal was tuned from 1.33 to 1.45 μm, corresponding to a calculated idler tuning range of 2.67-4.86 μm. Average signal powers of up to 100 mW and pulse durations of 3.2 ps were obtained
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; 1.047 micron; 1.33 to 1.45 micron; 100 mW; 2.67 to 4.86 micron; 3.2 ps; LiNbO3; periodically poled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator; quasi phase-matching; synchronous pumping; tunable picosecond pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970812
