• 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