MODE SELECTION IN DOUBLY-RESONANT OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS

被引:8
作者
PADGETT, MJ
COLVILLE, FG
DUNN, MH
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[1] J. F. Allen Physics Research Laboratories, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, Fife
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10.1109/3.362707
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
By using a computer model to calculate the threshold for each signal and idler mode-pair in doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators, we investigate the effects of the three principal tuning parameters (temperature, cavity length, and pump wavelength) on the mode selection. Through consideration of type I and type II noncritical phase-matched geometries for lithium triborate optical parametric oscillators, we illustrate that the tuning behavior depends on the difference between the refractive indexes experienced by the signal and idler fields.
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页码:2979 / 2985
页数:7
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