Title :
Mode-hop-free tunable optical parametric oscillator utilizing a whispering gallery mode resonator
Author :
Förtsch, Michael ; Schunk, Gerhard ; Sedlmeir, Florian ; Fuurst, J. ; Wittmann, Christoffer ; Strekalov, Dmitry ; Schwefel, Harald G L ; Marquardt, Christoph ; Leuchs, Gerd
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a compact and stable optical parametric oscillator in a whispering gallery mode resonator, that combines very low pump thresholds with versatile tunability.
Keywords :
optical parametric oscillators; optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; mode-hop-free tunable optical parametric oscillator; whispering gallery mode resonator; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Oscillators; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
