Abstract

We report on experimental realization of optical injection locking of a singly resonant continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on a thermally induced waveguide in a magnesium-oxide doped periodically poled lithium niobate. An external cavity diode laser is used to control the frequency of the resonant signal output of the OPO at 795 nm. The key to successful injection locking was the improvement of the OPO spatial modes by a special operating condition with a thermally induced waveguide. The phase coherence of injection locking is confirmed by recording a high-contrast interference fringe between the injection laser and the OPO output. High-resolution measurement of the frequency spectrum of the nonresonant idler output by the delayed self-heterodyne technique shows that the spectral linewidth of the OPO is reduced from 4.5 to 0.4 MHz by injection locking. The full locking range is assumed to be less than 1.7 MHz.

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2011 (2)

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

I. Breunig, D. Haertle, and K. Buse, Appl. Phys. B 105, 99 (2011).
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2010 (1)

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1999 (1)

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1983 (1)

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1966 (1)

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Bae, I. H.

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 106, 797 (2012).
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Becher, C.

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[Crossref]

Boller, K. J.

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C. J. Buczek, R. J. Freiberg, and M. L. Skolnick, Proc. IEEE 61, 1411 (1973).
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Buse, K.

I. Breunig, D. Haertle, and K. Buse, Appl. Phys. B 105, 99 (2011).
[Crossref]

Byer, R. L.

Chen, Z.

Z. Chen, J. Hou, P. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Jiang, and Z. Liu, Opt. Commun. 282, 60 (2009).
[Crossref]

Chiow, S. W.

Chu, S.

Day, T.

Drever, R. W. P.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

Ford, G. M.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

Freiberg, R. J.

C. J. Buczek, R. J. Freiberg, and M. L. Skolnick, Proc. IEEE 61, 1411 (1973).
[Crossref]

Groß, P.

P. Groß, K. J. Boller, and M. E. Klein, Phys. Rev. A 71, 043824 (2005).
[Crossref]

Gross, P.

Haertle, D.

I. Breunig, D. Haertle, and K. Buse, Appl. Phys. B 105, 99 (2011).
[Crossref]

Hall, J. L.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

Herrmann, S.

Hou, J.

Z. Chen, J. Hou, P. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Jiang, and Z. Liu, Opt. Commun. 282, 60 (2009).
[Crossref]

Hough, J.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

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[Crossref]

Kikuchi, K.

T. Okoshi, K. Kikuchi, and A. Nakayama, Electron. Lett. 16, 630 (1980).
[Crossref]

Kim, S. K.

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 106, 797 (2012).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper JW4A70.

Klein, M. E.

Kowalski, F. V.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

Lee, D. H.

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 106, 797 (2012).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

D. H. Lee, M. E. Klein, J. P. Meyn, P. Gross, R. Wallenstein, and K. J. Boller, Opt. Express 5, 114 (1999).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper JW4A70.

Liu, Z.

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[Crossref]

Mason, E. J.

Meyn, J. P.

Miller, H.

Moon, H. S.

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 106, 797 (2012).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper JW4A70.

Munley, A. J.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

Nabors, C. D.

Nakayama, A.

T. Okoshi, K. Kikuchi, and A. Nakayama, Electron. Lett. 16, 630 (1980).
[Crossref]

Okoshi, T.

T. Okoshi, K. Kikuchi, and A. Nakayama, Electron. Lett. 16, 630 (1980).
[Crossref]

Park, S. N.

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 106, 797 (2012).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper JW4A70.

Siegman, A. E.

A. E. Siegman, in Lasers (University Science Books, 1986), Chap. 29.

Skolnick, M. L.

C. J. Buczek, R. J. Freiberg, and M. L. Skolnick, Proc. IEEE 61, 1411 (1973).
[Crossref]

Steier, W. H.

H. L. Stover and W. H. Steier, Appl. Phys. Lett. 8, 91 (1966).
[Crossref]

Stover, H. L.

H. L. Stover and W. H. Steier, Appl. Phys. Lett. 8, 91 (1966).
[Crossref]

Vodopyanov, K. L.

Wallenstein, R.

Wang, X.

Z. Chen, J. Hou, P. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Jiang, and Z. Liu, Opt. Commun. 282, 60 (2009).
[Crossref]

Ward, H.

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

Wong, N. C.

Wong, S. T.

Xu, X.

Z. Chen, J. Hou, P. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Jiang, and Z. Liu, Opt. Commun. 282, 60 (2009).
[Crossref]

Yang, S. T.

Zaske, S.

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

Zhou, P.

Z. Chen, J. Hou, P. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Jiang, and Z. Liu, Opt. Commun. 282, 60 (2009).
[Crossref]

Appl. Phys. B (4)

I. Breunig, D. Haertle, and K. Buse, Appl. Phys. B 105, 99 (2011).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 106, 797 (2012).
[Crossref]

R. W. P. Drever, J. L. Hall, F. V. Kowalski, J. Hough, G. M. Ford, A. J. Munley, and H. Ward, Appl. Phys. B 31, 97 (1983).
[Crossref]

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. Zaske, C. Becher, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, Appl. Phys. B 103, 311 (2011).
[Crossref]

Appl. Phys. Lett. (1)

H. L. Stover and W. H. Steier, Appl. Phys. Lett. 8, 91 (1966).
[Crossref]

Electron. Lett. (1)

T. Okoshi, K. Kikuchi, and A. Nakayama, Electron. Lett. 16, 630 (1980).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (2)

Opt. Commun. (1)

Z. Chen, J. Hou, P. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Xu, Z. Jiang, and Z. Liu, Opt. Commun. 282, 60 (2009).
[Crossref]

Opt. Express (2)

Opt. Lett. (1)

Phys. Rev. A (1)

P. Groß, K. J. Boller, and M. E. Klein, Phys. Rev. A 71, 043824 (2005).
[Crossref]

Proc. IEEE (1)

C. J. Buczek, R. J. Freiberg, and M. L. Skolnick, Proc. IEEE 61, 1411 (1973).
[Crossref]

Other (2)

I. H. Bae, H. S. Moon, S. K. Kim, S. N. Park, and D. H. Lee, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper JW4A70.

A. E. Siegman, in Lasers (University Science Books, 1986), Chap. 29.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Experimental setup for injection locking of a cw OPO by an ECDL, including (a) the PDH setup for cavity length stabilization, (b) the setup for measuring the interference image between the ECDL beam and the OPO beam, and (c) the setup for measuring the spectral linewidth of the OPO idler output based on the self-heterodyne method. See text for details.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Interferometer images between the cw OPO and the ECDL output beams at 795 nm (a) before and (b) after injection locking.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Beat spectrum of the OPO idler output measured by the self-heterodyne method (a) before and (b) after injection locking.

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