• DocumentCode
    3546063
  • Title

    Cryogenic characteristics of the THz-wave output from LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator

  • Author

    Shikata, J. ; Kawase, K. ; Sato, M. ; Taniuchi, T. ; Ito, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    3-8 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    471
  • Lastpage
    472
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. We demonstrate that cryogenic cooling is very effective in achieving highly efficient generation of THz waves from an LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator (OPO) due to the decrease in absorption loss.
  • Keywords
    absorption coefficients; cryogenics; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; submillimetre wave generation; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ optical parametric oscillator; THz-wave output; absorption loss; cryogenic characteristics; cryogenic cooling; highly efficient THz wave generation; submillimetre wave generation; Cryogenics; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optimized production technology; Oscillators; Photodetectors; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-339-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.1998.676510
  • Filename
    676510