Plane-wave dynamics of optical parametric oscillation with simultaneous sum-frequency generation

Citation
Y. Dikmelik et al., Plane-wave dynamics of optical parametric oscillation with simultaneous sum-frequency generation, IEEE J Q EL, 35(6), 1999, pp. 897-912
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
00189197 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
897 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(199906)35:6<897:PDOOPO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical analysis of sum-frequency generating opti cal parametric oscillators where a single nonlinear crystal is used for bot h parametric generation and sum-frequency generation, In these devices, the parametric and sum-frequency generation processes are both phase matched f or the same direction of propagation inside the crystal. Different polariza tion geometries for which this simultaneous phase-matching condition can po tentially be satisfied are identified and categorized, for both birefringen t and quasi-phase-matching methods, Plane-wave coupled-mode equations are p resented for each of these categories. Solutions of these coupled mode equa tions and calculation of the single-pass saturated signal gain are outlined .. Intracavity signal photon flux density calculations based on these solut ions lead to stable steady-state upconversion, multistability, and chaos, T he dependence of the photon conversion efficiency on various design paramet ers are investigated.