• DocumentCode
    444119
  • Title

    Backward parametric oscillation in second-order nonlinear medium

  • Author

    Shi, Wei ; Ding, Yujie J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    289
  • Abstract
    Following our new results on the generation of a backward THz wave by mixing two infrared laser beams in a GaSe crystal, we show that backward parametric oscillation is achievable in a few nonlinear crystals.
  • Keywords
    gallium compounds; nonlinear media; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; submillimetre wave generation; GaSe; backward THz wave generation; backward parametric oscillation; infrared laser beam mixing; nonlinear crystal; second-order nonlinear medium; Birefringence; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548757
  • Filename
    1548757