Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675839
