Title :
Coherent coupling and cascaded interactions in noncollinear optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Tiihonen, M. ; Pasiskevicius, V. ; Laurell, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm
Abstract :
Two-beam pumped noncollinear PPKTP OPO generating two signal waves with tunable spectral separation is demonstrated. The coherent pumping leads to a parametric gain grating which resonantly enhances cascaded sideband generation by the second-order nonlinear interaction.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical couplers; optical parametric oscillators; cascaded interactions; coherent coupling; coherent pumping; noncollinear optical parametric oscillator; parametric gain grating; second-order nonlinear interaction; Gratings; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Resonance; Signal generators; Ultrafast optics; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628329
