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Line 1: [[Category:Lasers]] [[Category:Nonlinear optics]] A '''continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator''' (cw-OPO) converts a [[Continuous_wave \| continuous-wave]] input [[Laser \| laser]] wave (called "pump") into two [[Continuous_wave \| continuous-wave]] output waves of lower frequency (<math>\omega_s, \omega_i</math>) by means of [[nonlinear optics \| nonlinear-optical interaction]]. The sum of the output waves frequencies is equal to the input wave frequency: <math>\omega_s + \omega_i=\omega_p</math>. For historic reasons, the two output waves are called "signal" and "idler".

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