Open AccessNoncollinear double-ring optical parametric oscillators with periodically poled KTiOPO4
Author(s) -
Mikael Tiihonen,
Valdas Pasiskevicius,
Fredrik Laurell
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.005526
Subject(s) - optical parametric oscillator , optics , parametric statistics , optical parametric amplifier , parametric oscillator , wavelength , ring (chemistry) , physics , fourier transform , nonlinear optics , potassium titanyl phosphate , materials science , optical amplifier , laser , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
A pulsed self-seeded double-ring optical parametric oscillator realized with periodically poled KTiOPO4 is demonstrated. When pumped from two opposite directions, the cavity supported two automatically aligned, independent, counter-propagating parametric wave pairs whose wavelength could be continuously tuned by varying a single degree of freedom. The tuning range from 1189 nm to 1267 nm has been achieved for the resonant idler waves. The parametric rings could be cross-seeded by using a feedback arrangement. Here, Fourier-domain filtering was utilized to spectrally manipulate the output spectrum of the seeded ring oscillator. Parametric ring oscillator efficiencies of 46 % were achieved.