Control of frequency chirp in a PPKTP optical parametric oscillator with near Fourier-limited bandwidth

Author

Baldwin, Kenneth G H ; Kono, Mitsuhiko ; White, Richard T. ; He, Yabai ; Orr, Brian J.

Author_Institution

Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT

fYear

2007

fDate

26-31 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We use nonlinear optical processes to generate narrowband light from an optical parametric oscillator, yielding significantly improved frequency stability compared with dye lasers where the chirp arises principally from population inversion. We measure chirp using optical heterodyne detection and minimise it by phase matching, producing a near Fourier-transform limited bandwidth.

Keywords

chirp modulation; heterodyne detection; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; potassium compounds; Fourier-transform limited bandwidth; KTP; frequency chirp control; frequency stability; narrowband light generation; nonlinear optical processes; optical heterodyne detection; optical parametric oscillator; phase matching; population inversion; Bandwidth; Chirp; Frequency; Laser stability; Narrowband; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical mixing; Oscillators; Phase measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1173-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1174-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391630

Filename

4391630