• DocumentCode
    2748307
  • Title

    Spatial modes of phase-sensitive image amplifier with higher-order Gaussian pump and phase mismatch

  • Author

    Annamalai, Muthiah ; Stelmakh, Nikolai ; Vasilyev, Michael ; Kumar, Prem

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    318
  • Lastpage
    319
  • Abstract
    We compute eigenmodes of spatially-broadband optical parametric amplifier either with fundamental Hermite-Gaussian pump and phase mismatch Δk≠0, or with higher-order pump and Δk=0. Both cases are capable of shifting the maximum gain to higher-order modes.
  • Keywords
    eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; Hermite Gaussian pump; eigenmodes; higher order Gaussian pump; phase mismatch; phase sensitive image amplifier; spatial modes; spatially broadband optical parametric amplifier; Frequency conversion; Mercury (metals); Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Shape; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110555
  • Filename
    6110555