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Title: Compact, flexible, frequency agile parametric wavelength converter

Abstract

This improved Frequency Agile Optical Parametric Oscillator provides near on-axis pumping of a single QPMC with a tilted periodically poled grating to overcome the necessity to find a particular crystal that will permit collinear birefringence in order to obtain a desired tuning range. A tilted grating design and the elongation of the transverse profile of the pump beam in the angle tuning plane of the FA-OPO reduces the rate of change of the overlap between the pumped volume in the crystal and the resonated and non-resonated wave mode volumes as the pump beam angle is changed. A folded mirror set relays the pivot point for beam steering from a beam deflector to the center of the FA-OPO crystal. This reduces the footprint of the device by as much as a factor of two over that obtained when using the refractive telescope design.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Danville, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874594
Patent Number(s):
6421166
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
compact; flexible; frequency; agile; parametric; wavelength; converter; improved; optical; oscillator; provides; near; on-axis; pumping; single; qpmc; tilted; periodically; poled; grating; overcome; necessity; crystal; permit; collinear; birefringence; obtain; tuning; range; design; elongation; transverse; profile; pump; beam; angle; plane; fa-opo; reduces; rate; change; overlap; pumped; volume; resonated; non-resonated; wave; mode; volumes; changed; folded; mirror; set; relays; pivot; steering; deflector; center; footprint; device; factor; obtained; refractive; telescope; optical parametric; parametric oscillator; /359/

Citation Formats

Velsko, Stephan P, and Yang, Steven T. Compact, flexible, frequency agile parametric wavelength converter. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Velsko, Stephan P, & Yang, Steven T. Compact, flexible, frequency agile parametric wavelength converter. United States.
Velsko, Stephan P, and Yang, Steven T. Tue . "Compact, flexible, frequency agile parametric wavelength converter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874594.
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abstractNote = {This improved Frequency Agile Optical Parametric Oscillator provides near on-axis pumping of a single QPMC with a tilted periodically poled grating to overcome the necessity to find a particular crystal that will permit collinear birefringence in order to obtain a desired tuning range. A tilted grating design and the elongation of the transverse profile of the pump beam in the angle tuning plane of the FA-OPO reduces the rate of change of the overlap between the pumped volume in the crystal and the resonated and non-resonated wave mode volumes as the pump beam angle is changed. A folded mirror set relays the pivot point for beam steering from a beam deflector to the center of the FA-OPO crystal. This reduces the footprint of the device by as much as a factor of two over that obtained when using the refractive telescope design.},
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Works referenced in this record:

Electro-optic tuning of optical parametric oscillators
conference, January 1996


Frequency-agile laser radar using a periodically-polled lithium niobate optical parametric oscillator
conference, January 1996