Title :
Efficiency improvement in optical parametric oscillators by using pump pulses of optimum temporal and spatial profiles
Author :
Naraniya, Om Prakash ; Shenoy, M.R. ; Thyagarajan, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol. Delhi, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
We show that in ns OPOs, significant improvement in pump conversion efficiency can be achieved by using a double-rectangular pump pulse with soft-edge top-hat (SETH) spatial profile, instead of a Gaussian pulse.
Keywords :
optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; OPO; SETH; double-rectangular pump pulse; efficiency improvement; optical parametric oscillators; optimum spatial profiles; optimum temporal profiles; pump conversion efficiency; soft-edge top-hat spatial profile; Equations; Mathematical model; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical parametric oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP), 2013 Workshop on
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4864-2
DOI :
10.1109/WRAP.2013.6917678
