Title :
Low-threshold periodic optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Moore, Gerald T. ; Koch, Karl
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
We have presented simulations of an periodic optical parametric oscillator (POPO) with two crystals which can down-convert diode or Ti:sapphire laser radiation at a threshold power as low as 105 mW. Further threshold reductions and efficiency improvements have been seen in simulations with N>2 and high transmission per period for all three fields
Keywords :
laser beams; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; titanium; 105 mW; Ti:sapphire laser radiation; low-threshold periodic optical parametric oscillator; optical frequency conversion; threshold power; threshold reductions; Coatings; Crystals; Gratings; Mirrors; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710171
