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25 February 2008 Mirrorless OPO: first steps towards unlocking the potential of counter-propagating three-wave interactions
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In this work we present the development of the sub-micron ferroelectric domain structuring technology in KTiOPO4. We used these structures to demonstrate second-order interactions involving counter-propagating waves. Of special interest is the mirrorless optical parametric oscillator, where distributed feedback between the counter-propagating signal and idler waves obviates the need for mirrors, surface coatings or precise cavity alignment. Mirrorless optical parametric oscillator also demonstrates some unique and useful spectral properties. These experimental demonstrations are but first steps towards a number of tantalizing applications which, however, require even smaller ferroelectric domain periodicities and further work on the material structuring technology.
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V. Pasiskevicius, C. Canalias, G. Strömqvist, and F. Laurell "Mirrorless OPO: first steps towards unlocking the potential of counter-propagating three-wave interactions", Proc. SPIE 6875, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications VII, 687508 (25 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761172
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KEYWORDS
Optical parametric oscillators

Picosecond phenomena

Crystals

Ferroelectric materials

Oscillators

Signal generators

Nonlinear crystals

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