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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
