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Optical parametric generation in periodically poled KTiOPO4 via extended phase matching

Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 131120 (2007); doi:10.1063/1.2790825

Published 28 September 2007

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Ye Pu, Jie Wu, Mankei Tsang, and Demetri Psaltis
Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125
We report an experimental demonstration of optical parametric generation in a periodically poled KTiOPO4 crystal based on the principle of mirrorless optical parametric oscillation. A femtosecond pump pulse spectrally centered at 792  nm from a Ti:sapphire amplifier is prechirped to minimize Kerr effects. The pump pulse is then injected into the nonlinear crystal and down converted to signal and idler pulses, approximately centered at 1584  nm, via amplified spontaneous parametric down conversion in a copropagating type-II quasiphase matching configuration. The maximum internal downconversion efficiency is 43%, the highest ever reported for optical parametric generators based on KTiOPO4 crystals. Such a device may find applications in optical signal processing and biological imaging. ©2007 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 10 July 2007; accepted 8 September 2007; published 28 September 2007
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 42.65.Yj
    Optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers
  • 42.65.Ky
    Optical frequency conversion; optical harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation
  • 42.70.Nq
    Other nonlinear optical materials; photorefractive and semiconductor materials
  • 42.65.Hw
    Optical phase conjugation; photorefractive and Kerr effects
  • 42.60.Jf
    Laser beam characteristics including profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation
  • 42.65.Lm
    Optical parametric down conversion and production of entangled photons
  • YEAR: 2007

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