DocumentCode
3009896
Title
Parametric oscillation via dispersion-compensation in high-Q microspheres
Author
Agha, Imad H. ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Foster, Mark A. ; Sharping, Jay E. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that parametric oscillation via phase-matched four-wave mixing can be achieved in silica microspheres by suitable choice of size and pump power.
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; SiO2; dispersion compensation; high-g microspheres; parametric oscillation; phase-matched four-wave mixing; pump power; whispering gallery modes; Frequency conversion; Geometrical optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Silicon compounds; Whispering gallery modes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452882
Filename
4452882
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