• DocumentCode
    2261227
  • Title

    Generation and verification of traveling-wave phase-sensitive eigenmodes of an optical parametric amplifier

  • Author

    Bhagwat, Amar R. ; Alon, Gideon ; Lim, Oo-Kaw ; Chen, Chao-Hsiang ; Kumar, Prem ; Annamalai, Muthiah ; Vasilyev, Michael

  • Author_Institution
    EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate the eigenmodes of a traveling-wave phase-sensitive optical parametric amplifier. We observe gain (deamplification) of 11.4 dB (-7.9 dB) for a Laguerre-Gaussian LG00 mode with >;95% overlap with the fundamental eigenmode.
  • Keywords
    eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; laser beams; laser modes; optical parametric amplifiers; Laguerre-Gaussian LG00 mode; gain 11.4 dB; optical parametric amplifier; traveling-wave phase sensitive eigenmodes; Crystals; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951507