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
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;
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
