Title :
Synchronously-pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator based on an improved pumping concept
Author :
Hasama, Toshifumi ; Jiang, Jie
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an improved concept of pumping scheme for a synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillator. The validity of the new concept has been verified with a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator making use of periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light sources; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; LiNbO/sub 3/; femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/; pumping scheme; synchronous-pumping; synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillator; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Shape; Stimulated emission; Telecommunications; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
