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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548757
