• DocumentCode
    1073240
  • Title

    Optical parametric oscillator dependence on pump laser beam quality

  • Author

    Ewanizky, Theodore F.

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Army Electronics Research and Development Command, Fort, Monmouth, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    12/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    962
  • Lastpage
    966
  • Abstract
    Experimentation with a pulsed, angle-tuned LiNbO3optical parametric oscillator revealed the dependence of pump power depletion and conversion efficiency on pump laser beam divergence. Mathematical expressions, developed for these parameters, were based on a spherical-wave model. Calculated results and comparison with experimental observations indicate the degree to which phasefront curvature affects parametric oscillator performance.
  • Keywords
    Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mathematical model; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069720
  • Filename
    1069720
    • Link To Document
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