A self-doubling optical parametric oscillator based on aperiodically-poled lithium niobate

Author

Kartaloglu, T. ; Figen, Z. Gurkan ; Aytur, O.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bilkent Univ., Ankara, Turkey

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

243

Abstract

Summary form only given. In this experiment, we construct a self-doubling optical parametric oscillator (SDOPO). It is based on a LiNbO₃ crystal that has a one-dimensional aperiodic grating structure. This grating structure is designed to quasi-phase-match both optical parametric oscillation (OPO) and second harmonic generation (SHG) processes simultaneously for a propagation direction along the x-axis of the crystal. When a beam at a wavelength of 790 nm pumps the SDOPO, a signal beam at a wavelength of 1140 nm and an idler beam at a wavelength of 2573 nm are generated along with the SHG of the signal beam at a wavelength of 570 nm. Waves corresponding to both interactions are polarized parallel to the c-axis of the crystal in order to utilize the highest nonlinear coefficient, d₃₃

Keywords

lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; 1140 nm; 2573 nm; 570 nm; 790 nm; LiNbO₃; SHG processes; aperiodically-poled LiNbO₃; nonlinear coefficient; one-dimensional aperiodic grating structure; optical parametric oscillation; polarized waves; quasi-phase-matching; second harmonic generation; self-doubling optical parametric oscillator; x-axis propagation direction; Gratings; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Polarization; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969264

Filename

969264