Cherenkov parametric optical oscillations in a ''double'' Fabry--Perot interferometer

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1982v012n08ABEH005785· OSTI ID:6651245

Lugovoi, V N

Attention is drawn to the possibility of generating Cherenkov optical parametric oscillations with a tunable frequency in a ''double'' Fabry--Perot interferometer placed inside a laser resonator. A theory of such oscillations is given. Expressions are obtained for steady-state radiation intensities and for the efficiency of conversion of laser radiation into a coupled parametric oscillation mode. The high (of the order of unity) efficiency and the low threshold of parametric oscillations (corresponding to a laser output power of the order of 10/sup -4/ W) should make it possible to use low-power cw lasers as pump sources.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 6651245
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 12:8; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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