DocumentCode
1120775
Title
5A2 - Theory of the optical parametric oscillator
Author
Yariv, A. ; Louisell, W.W.
Author_Institution
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
2
Issue
9
fYear
1966
fDate
9/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
418
Lastpage
424
Abstract
A formalism for describing optical parametric oscillation is developed. The theory is applied to the derivation of the oscillation threshold condition, power output, the Manley-Rowe conditions, index matching, and frequency tuning.
Keywords
Dielectric materials; Frequency; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Polarization; Resonance; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1966.1074087
Filename
1074087
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