Title :
Femtosecond intracavity pumped ring optical parametric oscillator: An ultra-sensitive sensor
Author :
Meng, Xianmei ; Liu, Ye ; Diels, Jean-Claude ; Quintero, Raphael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A beat note of /spl ap/100 Hz with a bandwidth less than 10 Hz, is measured between the two outputs of a ring optical parametric oscillator, demonstrating a sensitivity to optical path differences of 10/sup -12/ m, with fs resolution.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical sensors; 100 Hz; beat note; femtosecond OPO; intracavity pumped OPO; optical parametric oscillator; optical path differences; ring OPO; ultrasensitive sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
