Mode selection in doubly-resonant optical parametric oscillators

Author

Padgett, Miles J. ; Colville, Finlay G. ; Dunn, Malcolm H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK

Volume

30

Issue

12

fYear

1994

fDate

12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2979

Lastpage

2985

Abstract

By using a computer model to calculate the threshold for each signal and idler mode-pair in doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators, we investigate the effects of the three principal tuning parameters (temperature, cavity length, and pump wavelength) on the mode selection. Through consideration of type I and type II noncritical phase-matched geometries for lithium triborate optical parametric oscillators, we illustrate that the tuning behavior depends on the difference between the refractive indexes experienced by the signal and idler fields

Keywords

lithium compounds; modelling; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; refractive index; tuning; LiB₃O₅; cavity length; computer model; doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators; doubly-resonant optical parametric oscillators; idler mode-pair; lithium triborate optical parametric oscillators; mode selection; principal tuning parameters; pump wavelength; refractive indexes; signal mode-pair; temperature; threshold; tuning behavior; type I noncritical phase-matched geometries; type II noncritical phase-matched geometries; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical tuning; Optical variables control; Oscillators; Resonance; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.362707

Filename

362707