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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2013.17.1.097

Frequency Tuning Characteristics of a THz-wave Parametric Oscillator  

Li, Zhongyang (North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power)
Bing, Pibin (North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power)
Xu, Degang (College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, Tianjin University)
Yao, Jianquan (College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, Tianjin University)
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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.17, no.1, 2013 , pp. 97-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
Frequency tuning characteristics of a THz-wave by varying phase-matching angle and pump wavelength in a noncollinear phase-matching THz-wave parametric oscillator (TPO) are analyzed. A novel scheme to realize the tuning of a THz-wave by moving the cavity mirror forwards and backwards is proposed in a noncollinear phase-matching TPO. The parametric gain coefficients of the THz-wave in a $LiNbO_3$ crystal are explored under different working temperatures. The relationship between the poling period of periodically poled $LiNbO_3$ (PPLN) and the THz-wave frequency under the condition of a quasi-phase-matching configuration is deduced. Such analyses have an impact on the experiments of the TPO.
Keywords
THz-wave parametric oscillator; Noncollinear phase-matching; Quasi-phase-matching; Tuning THz-wave;
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