• DocumentCode
    500685
  • Title

    Stabilization of a two pulse intracavity pumped OPO

  • Author

    Velten, A. ; Diels, J.C. ; Zavadilova, A. ; Kubecek, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Experiments and simulation demonstrate an instability of the intracavity pumped optical parametric oscillator against bidirectional operation. It is shown that nonlinear losses inside the signal cavity can stabilize the bidirectional operation.
  • Keywords
    nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical losses; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; OPO stabilization; bidirectional operation; nonlinear loss; optical parametric oscillator; two-pulse intracavity pumped OPO; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (320.0320) Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5226100