Title :
Pump beam recycling for an enhancement of the output power of Terahertz-wave parametric oscillator
Author :
Ikari, Tomofumi ; Ito, Hiromasa ; Wu, Dong Ho
Author_Institution :
Teraherz-wave Res. Program, RIKEN Sendai, Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We have implemented a recycled pump beam technique on a terahertz parametric oscillator (TPO). The TPO with a recycled beam produces a terahertz beam that is several times stronger than that of the conventional TPO.
Keywords :
laser beams; microwave photonics; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; terahertz wave devices; TPO; output power enhancement; pump beam recycling; single pump laser; terahertz-wave parametric oscillator; Laser excitation; Oscillators; Power generation; Recycling; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (999.9999) Terahertz;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
