• DocumentCode
    448175
  • Title

    Waveguide-enhanced THz parametric generation and oscillation in thin lithium niobate wafers

  • Author

    Chiang, A.C. ; Wang, T.D. ; Lee, H.H. ; Huang, Y.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1121
  • Abstract
    We observed 2-time efficiency increase in THz parametric generation when reducing the thickness of a lithium-niobate waveguide from 1 to 0.5 mm. Efficient THz emitted from such a waveguide OPO with an intracavity grazing-incidence grating.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical waveguides; submillimetre wave generation; 1 to 0.5 mm; LiNbO3; THz parametric oscillation; intracavity grazing-incidence grating; lithium-niobate waveguide; thin lithium niobate wafers; waveguide OPO; waveguide-enhanced THz parametric generation; Free electron lasers; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202044
  • Filename
    1573110