DocumentCode
500755
Title
Relaxation oscillation suppression in intra-cavity optical parametric oscillators
Author
Stothard, David J M ; Dunn, Malcolm H.
Author_Institution
J.F. Allen Phys. Res. Labs., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We describe a passive technique for the suppression of the relaxation oscillations exhibited by optical parametric oscillators pumped internal to laser cavities where gain media with long upper state lifetimes, such as Nd:YAG/YLF/YVO4, are involved.
Keywords
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; laser cavities; laser gain media; optical parametric oscillator; optical pumping; relaxation oscillation suppression; Diodes; Frequency; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Resonance; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
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
5226173
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