• DocumentCode
    2866834
  • Title

    Efficient 494-mW Sum-frequency Generation of 589-nm Light by Using a Periodically Poled LiNbO3 Ridge Waveguide

  • Author

    Nishikawa, T. ; Nishida, Y. ; Asobe, M. ; Hong, F.-L. ; Ozawa, A. ; Hänsch, T.W.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    14-19 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    In this paper, by using a periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) ridge waveguide for the sum-frequency generation (SFG), a high conversion efficiency to 589 nm light is obtained solely with a simple single pass wavelength conversion process without using an enhancement cavity.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; ridge waveguides; LiNbO3; conversion efficiency; periodically poled ridge waveguide; power 494 mW; single-pass wavelength conversion process; sum-frequency generation; wavelength 589 nm; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers; Solid lasers; Wafer bonding; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196572
  • Filename
    5196572