Title :
500-GHz mode-hop-free idler tuning range with a frequency-stabilized singly-resonant parametric oscillator
Author :
Andrieux, Emeline ; Rihan, Abdallah ; Zanon-Willette, Thomas ; Cadoret, Malo ; Zondy, Jean-Jacques
Author_Institution :
Lab. Commun de Metrol. LNE-CNAM, St. Denis, France
Abstract :
A continuous-wave signal-resonant optical parametric oscillator is frequency stabilized at the kilohertz jitter level to the transmission peak of an external high finesse Fabry-Perot cavity, allowing a widely tunable mode-hop-free idler scan over 500 GHz.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; optical parametric oscillators; continuous-wave signal-resonant optical parametric oscillator; external high finesse Fabry-Perot cavity; frequency 500 GHz; frequency-stabilized singly-resonant parametric oscillator; kilohertz jitter level; mode-hop-free idler tuning range; Cavity resonators; Fluctuations; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Resonant frequency; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
