Title :
On-chip sub-cycle pulse generation via a two-octave supercontinuum from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths
Author :
Zhang, Lin ; Lin, Qiang ; Agarwal, Anu ; Kimerling, Lionel C. ; Michel, Jurgen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Using dispersion flattening technique, a two-octave-wide nearly symmetric supercontinuum can be generated from visible to mid-IR wavelengths on a chip, which is accompanied by pulse compression from 120 to 4 fs (0.76 optical cycles).
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical wavelength conversion; supercontinuum generation; dispersion flattening technique; midinfrared wavelength; on-chip subcycle pulse generation; pulse compression; symmetric supercontinuum; two-octave supercontinuum; visible wavelength; wavelength 2833 nm; wavelength 585 nm; Bandwidth; Delay; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Integrated optics; nonlinear optics; pulse compression; supercontinuum; ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
