QUADRUPLY RESONANT OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATION IN A MONOLITHIC TOTAL-INTERNAL-REFLECTION RESONATOR

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作者
SCHILLER, S [1 ]
BYER, RL [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV, DEPT APPL PHYS, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
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10.1364/JOSAB.10.001696
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Monolithic total-internal-reflection resonators are low-loss broadband devices that permit variable input-output coupling. They are ideally suited as resonators for high-efficiency low-threshold widely tunable continuous-wave optical parametric oscillation. We demonstrate a continuous-wave quadruply resonant MgO:LiNbO3 optical parametric oscillator in which doubly resonant second-harmonic generation and doubly resonant optical parametric oscillation occur simultaneously. The threshold subharmonic power at 1.06 mum for oscillation near 1.06 mum is 0.4 mW. Stable single-frequency operation is achieved, and the tuning curve is measured.
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