Title :
Tunable optical parametric oscillator controlled by a transversely chirped Bragg grating
Author :
Jacobsson, Bjorn ; Pasiskevicius, Valdas ; Laurell, Fredrik ; Smirnov, Vladimir ; Glebov, Leonid
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys., KTH - R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel technique for locking and tuning of a near-degenerate OPO using a transversely chirped Bragg grating. The signal tuning range was 997-1016 nm and the maximum signal energy was 0.7 mJ.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical parametric oscillators; energy 0.7 mJ; laser source; near-degenerate OPO locking; transversely chirped Bragg grating; tunable optical parametric oscillator; wavelength 997 nm to 1016 nm; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Oscillators; (050.7330) Volume gratings; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
