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Quantum State Engineering of Light with Continuous-wave Optical Parametric Oscillators
Published on: May 30, 2014
High spectral purity and tunable operation of a continuous singly resonant optical parametric oscillator emitting in
Jean-Michel Melkonian1, Thu-Hien My, Fabien Bretenaker
1Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, CNRS, Bâtiment 505, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France, Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France.
Abstract:
Continuous-wave oscillation of a singly resonant optical parametric oscillator operating from 619 to 640 nm has been obtained. Parametric gain is created in a MgO-doped periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate crystal pumped at 532 nm. 100 mW of single-frequency red light have been generated. The signal frequency is tunable, and its frequency stabilization on an external reference has been achieved.
