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parametric oscillator

[¦par·ə¦me·trik ′äs·ə‚lād·ər]
(electronics)
An oscillator in which the reactance parameter of an energy-storage device is varied to obtain oscillation.
(optics)
A device consisting of an optically nonlinear crystal surrounded by a pair of mirrors to which is applied a relatively high-frequency laser beam and a relatively low-frequency signal, resulting in a low-frequency output whose frequency can be varied, usually by varying the indices of refraction.
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It uses a mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with an integrated DPSS pump laser as an illumination source.
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Sun, "Multi-wavelength fiber optical parametric oscillator based on a highly nonlinear fiber and a Sagnac loop filter", Progress in Electromagnetics Research, vol.
Performance Comparison of Single-Pump FOPA and LRA in a 16-channel DWDM Transmission System
The singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (SR-OPO), whose only one wave is in resonance within the optical cavity, is more stable and of higher maximum output power than the doubly resonant OPO (DR-OPO).
Mid-Infrared Tunable Intracavity Singly Resonant Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on MgO:PPLN
Fan, "Efficient all-solid-state mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator based on resonantly pumped 1.645 [micro]m Er:YAG laser," Optics Letters, vol.
Over 19 W Single-Mode 1545 nm Er,Yb Codoped All-Fiber Laser
In response to these dilemmas the MIR laser was designed with an ultra-stable, single longitudinal mode resonator coupled to a SOPO (Stable Optical Parametric Oscillator).
Quantum Composers Introduces New Mid-Infrared Lasers with Advances in Energy Stability
Among them, degenerate femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) can clearly transpose near-IR frequency combs to the mid-IR, for example, transfer the properties of a frequency comb based on commercial Yb laser to the 2 [micro]m wavelength range.
Broadband Degenerate Femtosecond OPO around 2060 nm
The optical parametric oscillator converts laser beam output to a range of wavelengths from the UM to the IR.
Integrated, tunable laser system

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