Frequency locking in a degenerate polarization mixing optical parametric oscillator

Pinhas Blau, Shaul Pearl, Gal Kalmani, Ady Arie, Arlee V. Smith

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Abstract

We report experimental realization of a new type of optical parametric oscillator, in which oscillation is achieved by polarization rotation in a linear retarder, followed by nonlinear mixing of the two polarized beams. The mixing is performed by a type II degenerate parametric down conversion in a PPKTP crystal, pumped at 1064nm by a pulsed Nd:YAG laser. A single, linearly polarized beam is generated at the degenerate wavelength. The output spectrum has a narrow linewidth (below the instrumentation bandwidth of Inm), and is highly stable at degeneracy with respect to variations in the crystal temperature. The frequency locking is explained in terms of balanced roundtrip phase-matching condition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolid State Lasers and Amplifiers II
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventSolid State Lasers and Amplifiers II - Strasbourg, France
Duration: 5 Apr 20066 Apr 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6190
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceSolid State Lasers and Amplifiers II
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityStrasbourg
Period5/04/066/04/06

Keywords

  • Frequency conversion
  • Optical resonators
  • Parametric oscillators and amplifiers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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