Mid-infrared optical parametric oscillators based on quasi-phasematching

Author

Bosenberg, W.R. ; Drobschoff, Alex ; Gerstenberger, D.C.

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

30-31 Oct 1995

Firstpage

37

Abstract

The field of optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) continues to enjoy widespread interest because of the broad tunability and spectal coverage that these devices offer. In this presentation, we review the advantages of quasi-phasematching over birefringent phasematching, we describe the material fabrication technique used, and we report using periodically-poled lithium niobate LiNbO₃ (PPLN) in a variety optical parametric oscillator device applications

Keywords

dielectric polarisation; infrared sources; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; tuning; LiNbO₃; birefringent phasematching; broad tunability; material fabrication technique; mid-infrared optical parametric oscillators; optical parametric oscillator device applications; periodically-poled lithium niobate; quasi-phasematching; review; spectal coverage; Birefringence; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Ferroelectric materials; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Oscillators; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484496

Filename

484496