Thermorefractive-Noise Quiet Point of Optical Parametric Oscillators

Yun Zhao, Karl J. McNulty, Michal F. Lipson, Alexander L. Gaeta

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

We demonstrate a new mechanism to suppress the thermorefractive-induced frequency noise in optical parametric oscillators. By operating at the quiet point we observe a 5× noise reduction in the phase noise of the signal-idler difference frequency.

DOI: 10.1364/cleo_si.2025.ss120_5

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