Title :
Tunable noncritically phase-matched cw optical parametric oscillators of KTP
Author :
Scheidt, M. ; Boller, Klaus-J
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Kaiserslautern Univ.
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
We report on the investigation of the spectral properties of noncritically phase-matched cw optical parametric oscillators (OPO) of KTiOPO4 (KTP). The OPOs are pumped by a single-mode Ti:sapphire laser or a single-stripe GaAlAs diode laser. Because of the tunability of these pump sources the wavelengths of the signal and idler waves are, in principle, tunable in the range of 1.05-1.37 μm and 2.2-3.1 μm, respectively. The collinear pumping maintains perfect alignment of the tuned OPO
Keywords :
potassium compounds; 1.05 to 1.37 mum; 2.2 to 3.1 mum; GaAlAs; KTiOPO4; collinear pumping; idler waves; pump sources; signal waves; single-mode Ti:sapphire laser; single-stripe GaAlAs diode laser; spectral properties; tunable noncritically phase-matched cw optical parametric oscillators; Diode lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586598
