Title :
Electro-optic spectral tuning of a cw PPLN OPO
Author :
O´Brien, N. ; Missey, M. ; Powers, P. ; Dominic, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt., Dayton Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have recently demonstrated a new method for fine tuning the wavelength of a cw periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN) optical parametric oscillator (OPO). We believe that we have demonstrated electric field spectral tuning of a cw PPLN OPO for the first time. We observed tuning of 3.2 cm/sup -1/ for an applied electric field of 1.2 V//spl mu/m across the asymmetric grating PPLN crystal, and the operation of the PPLN OPO did not degrade during the course of our observations.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical tuning; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ periodically poled; applied electric field; asymmetric grating PPLN crystal; cw PPLN OPO; cw periodically-poled lithium niobate; electric field spectral tuning; electro-optic spectral tuning; fine wavelength tuning; optical parametric oscillator; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical tuning; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833805
