Title :
Doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator: A generic transmitter architecture for DIAL
Author :
Raybaut, Myriam ; Godard, Antoine ; Mohamed, Ajmal K. ; Lefebvre, Michel
Author_Institution :
ONERA, French Aerosp. Lab., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Entangled cavity doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators are able to provide high peak power, single longitudinal mode emission, with wide tuning range and high frequency stability, which make them well suited for multi-specie DIAL.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; optical parametric oscillators; optical radar; optical transmitters; quantum entanglement; differential absorption LIDAR; doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator; entangled cavity; generic transmitter; high frequency stability; multispecie DIAL; single longitudinal mode emission; wide tuning range; Laser excitation; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical transmitters; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4