Title :
Frequency divide-and-conquer approach to producing ultra-broadband mid-IR combs
Author :
Vodopyanov, Konstantin L.
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginztonhab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a new approach for generating mid-infrared frequency combs using degenerate (subharmonic) synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillation. Octave-wide frequency combs centered at 3.1μm, frequency- and phase-locked to the erbium-fiber pump laser, were demonstrated.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; Er; erbium-fiber pump laser; frequency divide-and-conquer approach; frequency-locked; mid-infrared frequency comb generation; octave-wide frequency combs; phase-locked; synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillation; ultrabroadband mid-IR combs; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
