Title :
Electro-optic spectral tuning of asymmetric duty cycle PPLN OPG´s
Author :
O´Brien, N. ; Powers, P. ; Dominic, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro.-Opt., Dayton Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have previously shown that applying electric fields across asymmetric domain structure (duty cycle/spl ne/50%) periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/ (PPLN) crystals causes spectral tuning in a cw (PPLN) optical parametric oscillator (OPO). For those experiments the electrooptic spectral tuning shifts the operating longitudinal mode of the singly resonant oscillator. In this presentation we demonstrate the tuning of the entire gain spectra of the PPLN crystal. We demonstrated electrooptic spectral tuning in a PPLN optical parametric generator (OPG).
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; electro-optical effects; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric devices; optical phase matching; optical pumping; optical tuning; symmetry; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN optical parametric generator; asymmetric domain structure; asymmetric duty cycle; cw optical parametric oscillator; electric fields; electro-optic spectral tuning; electrooptic spectral tuning; electrooptic spectral tuning shifts; gain spectra; longitudinal mode; periodically-poled; singly resonant oscillator; spectral tuning; Crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical tuning; Oscillators; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907004
