DocumentCode
2240435
Title
Modulation instability of continuous wave optical parametric oscillators
Author
Phillips, C.R. ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Optical parametric oscillators exhibit a temporal modulation instability which can prevent single-longitudinal-mode operation above a certain pumping ratio. We analyze this instability and show how it can be suppressed with an intracavity etalon.
Keywords
light interferometers; optical modulation; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; continuous wave optical parametric oscillators; intracavity etalon; modulation instability; pumping ratio; single-longitudinal-mode operation; Amplitude modulation; Cavity resonators; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Oscillators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950628
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