Extended mode-hop-free tuning using a dual-cavity, pump-enhanced optical parametric oscillator

Author

Turnbull, Graham A. ; McGloin, D. ; Lindsay, I.D. ; Ebrahimzadeh, M. ; Dunn, M.H.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

521

Lastpage

522

Abstract

Summary form only given.Continuous wave (cw) optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) are well suited to high-resolution spectroscopy applications. We report extended spectral tuning in PPLN-based periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ singly resonant oscillators (SROs). The devices described exhibit coarse wavelength tuning from 2.7 to 5.3 /spl mu/m and smooth single-frequency scanning ranges of over 10 GHz. The latter is accomplished by a novel dual-cavity configuration in which mode-hopping is suppressed. We studied two pump enhanced-SRO cavity designs.

Keywords

dielectric polarisation; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; optical tuning; spectroscopic light sources; 2.7 to 5.3 mum; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN-based; coarse wavelength tuning; dual-cavity configuration; dual-cavity pump-enhanced optical parametric oscillator; extended mode-hop-free tuning; extended spectral tuning; high-resolution spectroscopy applications; mode-hopping suppression; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ singly resonant oscillators; pump enhanced-SRO cavity designs; smooth single-frequency scanning ranges; Gratings; Large Hadron Collider; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical tuning; Optimized production technology; Oscillators; Signal design; Signal resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.907338

Filename

907338