| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 35, Number 6, August III 1996
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 425 - 430 | |
| Section | Classical areas of phenomenology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00131-8 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Cascaded second-order nonlinearity in an optical cavity
Fakultät für Physik, Universität Konstanz - D-78434 Konstanz,
Germany
Received:
22
April
1996
Accepted:
3
July
1996
Phase-mismatched optical second-harmonic generation in a low-loss
external enhancement cavity is used to generate an effective
third-order nonlinearity for continuous-wave laser radiation. The
threshold for optical bistability is calculated. The cascading effect is
demonstrated by detecting bistability of the line shape of a
low-loss monolithic MgO:LiNbO3 resonator pumped by a Nd:YAG laser.
The simplicity of cascaded 
resonators makes the method
particularly promising for quantum optics.
PACS: 42.50.-p – Quantum optics / 42.65.Ky – Harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation, and parametric amplification / 42.65.Pc – Optical bistability, multistability, and switching
© EDP Sciences, 1996
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