Title :
Picosecond optical parametric oscillation in bulk quasi-phase matched lithium niobate
Author :
Butterworth, S.D. ; Pruneri, V. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) is an attractive nonlinear medium on account of its very large effective nonlinearity and the fact that with suitable period it can provide noncritical phase-matching for generation of any wavelengths in its transmission range. Here we report the first (to the authors´ knowledge) operation of a PPLN synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical parametric oscillators; LiNbO/sub 3/; bulk quasi-phase matching; nonlinearity; periodically poled lithium niobate; picosecond optical parametric oscillator; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Laser tuning; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
