Title :
GaAs Optical Parametric Oscillator with a Circularly Polarized Pump
Author :
Kuo, Paulina S. ; Vodopyanov, K.L. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Yu, X. ; Lin, A.C. ; Harris, J.S. ; Bliss, D.F. ; Lynch, C.L.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford
Abstract :
We demonstrated an optical parametric oscillator based on GaAs with a circularly polarized pump. The threshold was lower and conversion efficiency was higher than with a [001]-linearly polarized pump, which is consistent with GaAs symmetry.
Keywords :
gallium arsenide; light polarisation; optical parametric oscillators; GaAs; circularly polarized pump; optical parametric oscillator; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452562
