Title :
Optical parametric oscillators without any cavity in novel configurations
Author :
Ding, Yujie J. ; Khurgin, Jacob B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Bowling Green State Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
Here, we review our results on backward optical parametric oscillators (BOPO)s and transversely-pumped counter-propagating OPOs (TPCOPOs). A TPCOPO does not require a cavity to establish oscillation. Second-order susceptibility of a nonlinear medium is spatially modulated with a period the pump wavelength in the medium to achieve quasi phase matching (QPM).
Keywords :
nonlinear optical susceptibility; nonlinear optics; optical modulation; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; tuning; backward optical parametric oscillators; cavityless optical parametric oscillators; oscillation; pump wavelength; quasi phase matching; second-order susceptibility; spatially modulated; transversely-pumped counter-propagating OPO; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Hydrogen; Jacobian matrices; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Tuning; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565099
