• DocumentCode
    1648769
  • Title

    Frequency comb synthesizer tunable from 3 to 10 μm

  • Author

    Ruehl, Axel ; Gambetta, Alessio ; Hartl, Ingmar ; Fermann, Martin E. ; Eikema, Kjeld S E ; Marangoni, Marco

  • Author_Institution
    LaserLaB Amsterdam, VU Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a mid-infrared frequency comb of unprecedented tunability covering the entire 3-10 μm fingerprint region. The comb is based on a Raman shifted Yb:fiber laser and difference frequency generation.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; ytterbium; Raman shifted Yb:fiber laser; difference frequency generation; frequency comb synthesizer; laser tuning; midinfrared frequency comb; wavelength 3 mum to 10 mum; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325476