Title :
Intracavity Terahertz Generation in a Synchronously Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator using Quaso-phasematched GaAs
Author :
Schaar, Joseph E. ; Vodopyanov, Konstantin L. ; Fejer, Martin M.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford
Abstract :
We generated 1 mW of average power at 2.9 THz (540 GHz bandwidth) in a nearly- diffraction-limited beam by placing a room-temperature quasi-phasematched GaAs crystal inside the cavity of a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; submillimetre wave generation; GaAs; difference frequency mixing; frequency 2.9 THz; intracavity terahertz generation; nearly-diffraction-limited beam; room-temperature quasiphasematched crystal; synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Oscillators; Synchronous generators;
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.2007.4452773
