Title :
Reductions of threshold for mid-IR optical parametric oscillation by intracavity optical amplifier
Author :
Zotova, I.B. ; Xiaodong Mu ; Ding, Y.J. ; Khurgin, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. Here, as a proof of concept demonstration, we report on an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based in periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/ in the presence of an intracavity Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser amplifier. We have successfully reduced the OPO threshold by as much as factor of 6 by pumping the amplifier within a wide range of powers.
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; infrared sources; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; photorefractive materials; LiNbO/sub 3/; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser amplifier; OPO threshold; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; intracavity laser amplifier; intracavity optical amplifier; mid-IR optical parametric oscillation; optical pumping; periodically-poled; widely-tunable mid-IR radiation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033581
