A simultaneously phase-matched tandem optical parametric oscillator

Moore, Gerald; Köch, Karl; Dearborn, M.E.; Vaidyanathan, M.

doi:10.1109/3.668767

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“…In this paper, we show how the use of a cavity-resonant cascade of second-order nonlinearities can yield a low-threshold OPO which possesses the effective behavior of a χ (3) OPO in certain regimes and is more accessible experimentally. Note that related systems have been studied before, in the purely classical case and for completely different purposes, such as producing new tunable optical sources in the infrared [18] or achieving optical phase-locking in a 3:1 frequency ratio for frequency metrology [19,20]. Parametric amplifiers and oscillators have become a widely used, even standard part of the repertoire of laser physics and quantum optics [21].…”

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“…Note that related systems have been studied before, in the purely classical case and for completely different purposes, such as producing new tunable optical sources in the infrared [18] or achieving optical phase locking in a 3:1 frequency ratio for frequency metrology [19,20]. Parametric amplifiers and oscillators have become a widely used, even standard, part of the repertoire of laser physics and quantum optics [21].…”

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Resonant cascaded down-conversion

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We analyze an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) in which cascaded down-conversion occurs inside a cavity resonant for all modes but the initial pump. Due to the resonant cascade design, the OPO presents two χ (2) -level oscillation thresholds that are therefore much lower than for a χ (3) OPO. This is promising for reaching the regime of an effective third-order nonlinearity well above both thresholds. Such a χ (2) cascaded device also has potential applications in frequency conversion to far-infrared regimes. But, most importantly, it can generate novel multipartite quantum correlations in the output radiation, which represent a step beyond squeezed or entangled light. The output can be highly non-Gaussian and therefore not describable by any semiclassical model. In this paper, we derive quantum stochastic equations in the positive-P representation and undertake an analysis of steady-state and dynamical properties of this system.

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“…The case of OPO with the simultaneous frequency mixing between the pump and signal waves -in Dikmelik, Akgun, and and Morozov and Chirkin [2003]. Moore, Koch, Dearborn, and Vaidyanathan [1998] considered theoretically the simultaneous phased matched tandem of OPOs in a single nonlinear crystal. The signal wave of the first OPO process becomes a pump wave of the second process.…”

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Multistep parametric processes in nonlinear optics

2005

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We present a comprehensive overview of different types of parametric interactions in nonlinear optics which are associated with simultaneous phase-matching of several optical processes in quadratic nonlinear media, the so-called multistep parametric interactions. We discuss a number of possibilities of double and multiple phase-matching in engineered structures with the sign-varying second-order nonlinear susceptibility, including (i) uniform and non-uniform quasi-phase-matched (QPM) periodic optical superlattices, (ii) phase-reversed and periodically chirped QPM structures, and (iii) uniform QPM structures in non-collinear geometry, including recently fabricated two-dimensional nonlinear quadratic photonic crystals. We also summarize the most important experimental results on the multi-frequency generation due to multistep parametric processes, and overview the physics and basic properties of multi-color optical parametric solitons generated by these parametric interactions.

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“…A third example is the cascaded (tandem) OPO, where the signal of an OPO becomes the pump of a second OPO. 7 In BPM of a single nonlinear process, the interacting waves have different polarization directions, which is necessary since a monotonic dispersion curve makes it impossible to phase match three waves of the same polarization.…”

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Simultaneous phase matching of optical parametric oscillation and second-harmonic generation in aperiodically poled lithium niobate

2003

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We report a simple ad hoc method for designing an aperiodic grating structure to quasi-phase match two arbitrary second-order nonlinear processes simultaneously within the same electric-field-poled crystal. This method also allows the relative strength of the two processes to be adjusted freely, thereby enabling maximization of the overall conversion efficiency. We also report an experiment that is based on an aperiodically poled lithium niobate crystal that was designed by use of our method. In this crystal, parametric oscillation and second-harmonic generation are simultaneously phase matched for upconversion of a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser to 570 nm. This self-doubling optical parametric oscillator provides an experimental verification of our design method.

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A simultaneously phase-matched tandem optical parametric oscillator

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Resonant cascaded down-conversion

Resonant cascaded down-conversion

Multistep parametric processes in nonlinear optics

Simultaneous phase matching of optical parametric oscillation and second-harmonic generation in aperiodically poled lithium niobate

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