Title :
Strongly nondegenerate parametric oscillations in a whispering gallery mode resonator
Author :
Savchenkov, A.A. ; Matsko, A.B. ; Mohageg, M. ; Strekalov, D. ; Maleki, L.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, MS 298-100, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, 91109-8099, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical continuous wave parametric oscillations in crystalline whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators fabricated with LiNb03. The required phase matching is achieved by geometrical confinement of the WGMs.
Keywords :
Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Stimulated emission; Whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431604
