Quasi-phase-matching for ultrafast nonlinear optics

Author

Fejer, M.M. ; Arbore, M.A. ; Imeshev, G. ; Galvanauskan, A. ; Harter, D.

Author_Institution

Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

16

Abstract

Summary form only given. Quasi-phase-matching (QPM) has developed rapidly over the past several years as an important tool for efficient nonlinear optical frequency conversion. This talk reviews basic ultrafast QPM frequency conversion experiments, such as second-harmonic generation of fs mode locked erbium-doped fiber lasers with efficiencies of 90%/nJ, optical parametric generation (OPG) with a threshold 50 nJ, and synchpumped optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) with 30-mW threshold power, order of magnitude improvements over conventional materials.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric oscillators; 50 nJ; basic ultrafast QPM frequency conversion experiments; fs mode locked erbium-doped fiber lasers; mW threshold power; nonlinear optical frequency conversion; optical parametric generation; quasi-phase-matching; reviews; second-harmonic generation; synchpumped optical parametric oscillators; ultrafast nonlinear optics; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.680766

Filename

680766