Title :
Cross resonant optical parametric oscillators: theoretical and experimental study in nanosecond regime
Author :
Godard, A. ; Raybaut, M. ; Lambert, O. ; Faleni, J.-P. ; Lefebvre, M. ; Rosencher, E.
Author_Institution :
Office Nat. d´´Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We investigate theoretically and experimentally a two-crystal optical parametric oscillator where signal and idler are outcoupled after the first and second crystal, respectively. Difference-frequency generation in GaAs slabs from the two beams is also reported.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; GaAs; GaAs slabs; cross resonant oscillators; difference-frequency generation; nanosecond regime; optical parametric oscillators; two-crystal oscillators; Biomedical optical imaging; Geometry; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power generation; Resonance; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202290
