This paper investigates the performances of terahertz-wave parametric oscillators （TPOs） based on the LiNbO3 crystal at different pump wavelengths.The calculated results show that TPO characteristics,including the f...This paper investigates the performances of terahertz-wave parametric oscillators （TPOs） based on the LiNbO3 crystal at different pump wavelengths.The calculated results show that TPO characteristics,including the frequency tuning range,the THz-wave gain and the stability of THz-wave output direction based on the Si-prism coupler,can be significantly improved by using a short-wavelength pump.It also demonstrates that a long-wavelength-pump allows the employment of a short TPO cavity due to an enlarged phase-matching angle,that is,an increased angular separation between the pump and oscillated Stokes beams under the THz-wave generation at a specific frequency. The study provides an useful guide and a theoretical basis for the further improvement of TPO systems.展开更多
A femtosecond optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by a Ti:Sapphire oscillator is reported.By the cavity length tuning,the signal wavelength is continuously tuned from 1000 to 1200 nm.The average output ...A femtosecond optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by a Ti:Sapphire oscillator is reported.By the cavity length tuning,the signal wavelength is continuously tuned from 1000 to 1200 nm.The average output power of 32 mW is obtained at 1053 nm.The pulse width is measured to be 342 fs by intensity autocorrelation method.In addition,we observed bichromatic emission during the cavity length tuning process.展开更多
基金Project supported in part by the Foundation for Innovative Research of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronicsthe National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2007CB310403)
文摘This paper investigates the performances of terahertz-wave parametric oscillators （TPOs） based on the LiNbO3 crystal at different pump wavelengths.The calculated results show that TPO characteristics,including the frequency tuning range,the THz-wave gain and the stability of THz-wave output direction based on the Si-prism coupler,can be significantly improved by using a short-wavelength pump.It also demonstrates that a long-wavelength-pump allows the employment of a short TPO cavity due to an enlarged phase-matching angle,that is,an increased angular separation between the pump and oscillated Stokes beams under the THz-wave generation at a specific frequency. The study provides an useful guide and a theoretical basis for the further improvement of TPO systems.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Program Research and Development Program of Chinathe National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60490280 and 10804128)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB815104)
文摘A femtosecond optical parametric oscillator synchronously pumped by a Ti:Sapphire oscillator is reported.By the cavity length tuning,the signal wavelength is continuously tuned from 1000 to 1200 nm.The average output power of 32 mW is obtained at 1053 nm.The pulse width is measured to be 342 fs by intensity autocorrelation method.In addition,we observed bichromatic emission during the cavity length tuning process.
