Compact optical source based on the frequency doubling of a lase

Details Compact optical source based on the frequency doubling of a lase Compact optical source based on the frequency doubling of a lase

1995-06-29

1997-03-11

Lee, John D.

Optical: systems and elements

Optical frequency converter

Harmonic generator

372 22, G02F 137

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056107595

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a compact and coherent optical source using a laser that emits an incident wave at a wavelength .lambda.o.sub.i, a non-linear medium (NLM) in which the phase matching condition is verified at the wavelength .lambda.o.sub.a belonging to the set of .lambda.o.sub.i values. This optical source furthermore has two dichroic mirrors M1 and M2 at the points of entry into and exit from the non-linear medium that are highly transparent at the wavelengths .lambda.o.sub.i and highly reflective at the wavelengths .lambda.o.sub.i /2. Such a configuration advantageously enables the locking of the emission of the laser into the wavelength .lambda.o.sub.a, the recovery of a light wave at .lambda.o.sub.a /2 and, thus, the amplification of the emitted power at .lambda.o.sub.a /2. Application to blue sources.

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