Title :
Multi-mw soliton pulse generation at 1700 nm in a photonic crystal rod
Author :
Horton, Nicholas G. ; Charan, Kriti ; Ouzounov, Dimitre G. ; Xu, Changsheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate tunable soliton generation in excess of 3 MW peak power in the 1,700 nm spectral region using a solid-core photonic crystal rod pumped by a compact femtosecond fiber source. This system can potentially be used for in vivo deep tissue multiphoton microscopy.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; holey fibres; multiphoton processes; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical solitons; optical tuning; photonic crystals; compact femtosecond fiber source; in vivo deep tissue multiphoton microscopy; multi-mw soliton pulse generation; optical pumping; power 3 MW; solid-core photonic crystal rod; tunable soliton pulse generation; wavelength 1700 nm; Microscopy; Optical fibers; Optical microscopy; Solitons; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
