Title :
Generation and verification of traveling-wave phase-sensitive eigenmodes of an optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Bhagwat, Amar R. ; Alon, Gideon ; Lim, Oo-Kaw ; Chen, Chao-Hsiang ; Kumar, Prem ; Annamalai, Muthiah ; Vasilyev, Michael
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the eigenmodes of a traveling-wave phase-sensitive optical parametric amplifier. We observe gain (deamplification) of 11.4 dB (-7.9 dB) for a Laguerre-Gaussian LG00 mode with >;95% overlap with the fundamental eigenmode.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; laser beams; laser modes; optical parametric amplifiers; Laguerre-Gaussian LG00 mode; gain 11.4 dB; optical parametric amplifier; traveling-wave phase sensitive eigenmodes; Crystals; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4