title: Design and optimization of fiber optical parametric oscillators for femtosecond pulse generation.
abstract: In this paper, we use a genetic algorithm and pulse-propagation analysis to design and optimize optical parametric oscillators based on soft-glass microstructured optical fibers. The maximum parametric gain, phase-match, walk-off between pump (1560 nm) and signal (880 nm) pulses, signal feedback ratio and signal-pump synchronization of the cavity are optimized. Pulse propagation analysis suggests that one can implement a fiber optical parametric oscillator capable of generating approximately 200-fs pulses at 880 nm with 43% peak-power conversion, high output pulse quality (time-bandwidth product approximately 0.43) and a wavelength tuning range that is limited only by the glass transmission windows.
authors: Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. wen.zhang@adelaide.edu.au
authors: Wen Qi
authors: WQ
authors: Zhang
authors: Jay E
authors: JE
authors: Sharping
authors: Richard T
authors: RT
authors: White
authors: Tanya M
authors: TM
authors: Monro
authors: Shahraam
authors: S
authors: Afshar V
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D004867:Equipment Design; D005898:Glass; D055100:Optical Fibers; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011674:Pulse