• DocumentCode
    3006738
  • Title

    Pulsed Picosecond UV Source by Frequency Quadrupling

  • Author

    Kuzucu, Onur ; Wong, Franco N C ; Zelmon, David E. ; Hegde, Shrikrishna M. ; Roberts, Tony D. ; Battle, Philip

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report efficient picosecond UV generation by means of frequency quadrupling of an amplified picosecond fiber laser. This narrowband 390-nm source with 250 mW is suitable for a number of quantum information processing tasks.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical information processing; quantum cryptography; ultraviolet sources; amplified picosecond fiber laser; cryptographic keys; frequency quadrupling; optical harmonic generation; picosecond UV generation; power 250 mW; pulsed picosecond UV source; quantum information processing tasks; quantum key distribution; wavelength 390 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultraviolet sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452697
  • Filename
    4452697