Title :
Is there Raman lasing in optical parametric oscillators based on periodically poled lithium niobate?
Author :
Breunig, I. ; Kiessling, J. ; Buse, K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Univ. of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Abstract :
A different phase-matching period of 24.4 to 31.0 mum is used in singly-resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) leading to idler wavelengths from 2.33 to 5.32 mum. A frequency shift depending on the poling period would be a non-ambiguous proof that not a Raman effect is observed.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Raman spectra; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; spectral line shift; LiNbO3; OPO; Raman lasing; frequency shift; optical parametric oscillators; periodically poled lithium niobate; phase matching; wavelength 2.33 mum to 5.32 mum; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Oscillators; Phonons; Raman scattering; Resonance; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196561
