Title :
Broadband mid-infrared source based on cascaded Raman scattering in an As2Se3 optical fibre
Author :
White, Richard T. ; Monro, Tanya M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Phys., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We report efficient generation of broad-bandwidth mid-infrared radiation by cascaded Raman scattering of nanosecond pulses in large-core (65-μm diameter) As2Se3 optical fibre. With 2.5-μm pump pulses, four cascaded Raman Stokes peaks are observed. The peak Stokes frequency shift is ~7.2 THz and the fourth peak is centred at a wavelength of ~3.3 μm.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; arsenic compounds; infrared sources; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; As2Se3; broad-bandwidth mid-infrared radiation; broadband mid-infrared source; cascaded Raman scattering; nanosecond pulses; optical fibre; pump pulses; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193963