Title :
A chip-based micro-cavity optical parametric oscillator
Author :
Kippenberg, T.J. ; Spillane, S.M. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report a micro-scale optical parametric oscillator (μOPO). Oscillations are observed at low threshold values (170 micro-Watts) with highly ideal (97%) signal-to-idler photon emission. High conversion efficiencies (36%) are achieved.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical parametric oscillators; 36 percent; OPO; chip-based micro-cavity optical parametric oscillator; conversion efficiencies; micro-scale optical parametric oscillator; oscillations; signal-to-idler photon emission; threshold values; Energy conservation; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567999