Title :
Mid-IR fiber lasers based on molecular gas-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Jones, Andrew M. ; Nampoothiri, A. V Vasudevan ; Fiedler, Tobias ; Kadel, Rajesh ; Hageman, William ; Wheeler, Natalie ; Couny, François ; Benabid, Fetah ; Rudolph, Wolfgang ; Corwin, Kristan L. ; Washburn, Brian R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
Abstract :
Lasing from HCN gas contained in HC-PCF is observed for the first time. Mid-IR pulses (3.15 and 3.09 μm) were generated by optically pumping at 1.54 μm. A 12C2H2-filled gas laser is also studied quantitatively.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; gas lasers; holey fibres; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; photonic crystals; HCN gas; filled gas laser; hollow core photonic crystal fiber; lasing; mid IR fiber lasers; molecular gas; optically pumping; wavelength 1.54 mum; wavelength 3.09 mum; wavelength 3.15 mum; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
