• DocumentCode
    500217
  • Title

    Nanosecond THz-OPO with a Novel QPM Scheme

  • Author

    Molter, Daniel ; Theuer, Michael ; Beigang, René

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer Inst. for Phys. Meas. Tech. IPM, Kaiserslautern, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A nanosecond OPO pumped by a Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser for terahertz generation in periodically poled lithium niobate with a new pattern is presented. Characteristic properties of the OPO including cascaded processes are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; neodymium; optical parametric oscillators; yttrium compounds; Nd:YVO4; Q-switched; QPM; optical parametric oscillators; periodically poled lithium niobate; terahertz generation; Frequency; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (230.6080) Sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225599