• DocumentCode
    2315408
  • Title

    THz-OPO with a novel QPM-scheme

  • Author

    Molter, Daniel ; Theuer, Michael ; Beigang, René

  • Author_Institution
    IPM, Fraunhofer Inst. for Phys. Meas. Tech., Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a nanosecond optical parametric oscillator for terahertz generation in periodically poled lithium niobate. The used QPM-scheme based on periodic poling leads to a collinear pump and signal wave and an emission of the terahertz wave under the well known Cherenkov-angle.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave generation; Cherenkov-angle effect; LiNbO3; QPM scheme; THz-OPO; collinear pump; nanosecond optical parametric oscillator; periodically poled lithium niobate; signal wave; terahertz generation; terahertz wave emission; Absorption; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Photonic crystals; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Busan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5416-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5417-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5324644
  • Filename
    5324644