Title :
Tunable operation of a high spectral purity continuous singly resonant optical parametric oscillator between 606 and 640nm
Author :
My, T.H. ; Melkonian, J.-M. ; Bretenaker, F. ; Drag, C.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Orsay
Abstract :
The goal of the work reported here is to investigate the possible operation of such a green-pumped red SROPO in the cw regime and to analyze its spectral purity, tunability, and stability for applications where ultra-high spectral purity is mandatory.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; LiNbO3; continuous singly resonant optical parametric oscillator; cw regime; green-pumped red SROPO; laser stability; periodically poled lithium niobate; single-frequency laser; tunable operation; ultra-high spectral purity oscillator; wavelength 606 nm to 640 nm; Crystalline materials; Frequency; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385854
