We demonstrate an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on $\mathrm{GaAs}$ pumped with linearly polarized and circularly polarized light and show that the relative OPO thresholds agree with theoretical expectations. For the circularly polarized pump, the threshold was as low as for the [111]-linearly polarized pump case. The pump was also passed through a Lyot depolarizer to produce pseudo-depolarized light, and the OPO threshold in this case was only 22% higher than that for [001]-linearly polarized pump.

© 2007 Optical Society of America

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription

Related Journal Articles

• Generation of tunable coherent far-infrared waves based on backward optical parametric oscillation in gallium selenide (JOSAB)
• Quasi-phase-matched second-harmonic generation by use of a total-internal-reflection phase shift in gallium arsenide and zinc selenide plates (OL)
• Extended Sphere Method for Complete Investigation of the Phase-Matching Properties of Sum- and Difference-Frequency Generation (AO)
• Generation of 6.6-µm Optical Parametric Oscillation with Periodically Poled LiNbO₃ (AO)
• Optical parametric generation of a mid-infrared continuum in orientation-patterned GaAs (OL)

Related Conference Papers

• Quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation with picosecond pulses in GaAs/AlAs superlattice waveguides
• Quantum dot cavity-QED in the presence of strong electron-phonon interactions.
• Quantum dot cavity-QED in the presence of strong electron-phonon interactions.
• Continuous-wave second harmonic generation of a tunable CO2 laser in orientation-patterned GaAs
• Continuous-wave second harmonic generation of a tunable CO2 laser in orientation-patterned GaAs
• Continuous-wave second harmonic generation of a tunable CO2 laser in orientation-patterned GaAs