Tendency of nanosecond optical parametric oscillators to produce purely phase-modulated light

被引:13
作者
Armstrong, DJ
Smith, AV
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[1] Lasers, Opt., Remote Sensing Dept., Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque
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10.1364/OL.21.001634
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We show that nanosecond optical parametric oscillators pumped well above threshold by single-longitudinal-mode pulses produce signal and idler light that is nearly purely phase modulated under a variety of conditions, including both seeded and unseeded operation. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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