Title :
Mid-IR frequency combs based on subharmonic GaAs OPO
Author :
Vodopyanov, Konstantin L.
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We produce broadband frequency combs using degenerate sync-pumped OPO based on orientation-patterned GaAs pumped by an ultrafast laser. With a 2050-nm Tm-fiber femtosecond laser pump, the OPO instantaneous spectral span approaches 3-6 μm.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; fibre lasers; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; thulium; GaAs; Tm-fiber femtosecond laser pump; broadband frequency combs; degenerate sync-pumped OPO; instantaneous spectral span; mid-IR frequency combs; orientation-patterned GaAs; subharmonic OPO; ultrafast laser pumping; wavelength 2050 nm; wavelength 3 mum to 6 mum; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
