Title :
Soliton-tuned difference-frequency-based midinfrared source
Author :
Winters, David G. ; Schlup, Philip ; Bartels, Randy A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
A source of picosecond mid-infrared pulses tunable from 9.7-14.9 μm based upon difference-frequency generation between 1.55 μm pulse and a self-frequency shifted soliton is presented. Timing jitter and intensity noise are characterized and discussed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; optical frequency conversion; optical noise; optical solitons; optical tuning; timing jitter; difference-frequency generation; difference-frequency-based midinfrared source; intensity noise; picosecond midinfrared pulses; self-frequency shifted soliton; soliton tuning; timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698815
