Competing instabilities and pulse train generation in optical parametric oscillators

Author

Trillo, S. ; Haelterman, M.

Author_Institution

Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

222

Lastpage

223

Abstract

Summary form only given. When the sideband waves go through successive cavity round trips modulational instability (MI) competes with other instability mechanisms such as bistability and self-pulsing. We were able to individuate suitable conditions under which MI predominates though, far from being detrimental, leads to the generation of high repetition rate trains of pulses in pumped optical parametric oscillators.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; modulational instability; optical bistability; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; stability; bistability; competing instabilities; high repetition rate trains; instability mechanisms; modulational instability; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; pulse train generation; pumped optical parametric oscillators; self-pulsing; sideband waves; successive cavity round trips; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optimized production technology; Oscillators; Pulse modulation; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865804