Title :
Nearly 3–6μm spectral comb derived from Tm mode-locked laser using GaAs-based degenerate OPO
Author :
Leindecker, Nick C. ; Marandi, Alireza ; Byer, Robert L. ; Vodopyanov, Konstantin L. ; Jiang, Jie ; Hartl, Ingmar ; Fermann, Martin ; Schunemann, Peter G.
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We use a degenerate OPO pumped by an ultrafast 2050-nm Tm-fiber laser to generate a broadband mid-infrared comb. A GaAs gain element and dispersion management access an ∼octave-wide output spectrum extending from 3.1 to 5.9μm
Keywords :
Cavity resonators; Crystals; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
