• 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