Title :
All chalcogenide Raman-parametric laser, wavelength converter and broadband source in a single microwire
Author :
Ahmad, Rabiah ; Rochette, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We present a chalcogenide microwire device that acts as a compact (~11 cm length, ~1 μm diameter) and power efficient (sub-Watt threshold peak power, >2% slope efficiency) Raman-parametric laser, wavelength converter and ultra-broadband supercontinuum generator/amplifier.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; micro-optics; optical parametric amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; all chalcogenide Raman-parametric laser; broadband source; compact power efficient laser; single microwire; slope efficiency; subWatt threshold peak power; ultrabroadband supercontinuum amplifier; ultrabroadband supercontinuum generator; wavelength converter; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
