Applications of a continuously tunable, cw optical parametric oscillator for high-resolution spectroscopy

Author

Gibson, G.M. ; Dunn, M.H. ; Padgett, M.J.

Author_Institution

J.F. Allen Phys. Res. Labs., St. Andrews Univ., UK

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

45

Abstract

Summary form only given. We report the application of a smoothly tunable, single-frequency cw optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for high resolution spectroscopy. The OPO is based on a 6-mm-long KTiOPO/sub 4/ (KTP) crystal cut for near-degenerate, critical, type II phase matching for a pump wavelength of 523 nm. The mirrors are highly reflecting at both signal and idler wavelengths, thus forming a doubly resonant oscillator (DRO).

Keywords

mirrors; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical resolving power; potassium compounds; spectroscopic light sources; tuning; 523 nm; 6 mm; KTiOPO/sub 4/; continuously tunable cw optical parametric oscillator; doubly resonant oscillator; high resolution spectroscopy; high-resolution spectroscopy; highly reflecting mirrors; idler wavelengths; near-degenerate critical type II phase matching; pump wavelength; signal wavelengths; smoothly tunable single-frequency cw optical parametric oscillator; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Physics; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.675839

Filename

675839