Title :
Spectral and temporal effects in a picosecond optical parametric oscillator based on an aperiodically poled nonlinear crystal
Author :
Laporte, Claire ; Dherbecourt, J.-B. ; Melkonian, J.-M. ; Raybaut, M. ; Drag, C. ; Godard, A.
Author_Institution :
ONERA - the French Aerosp. Lab., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We investigate cavity length detuning in a picosecond synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator based on an aperiodically poled nonlinear crystal. A strong dependence on the sign of the quasi-phase matching period chirp is observed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; optical pumping; optical tuning; LiNbO3; aperiodically poled nonlinear crystal; cavity length detuning; picosecond synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator; quasiphase matching period chirp; spectral effects; temporal effects; Cavity resonators; Chirp; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
