Waveguide parametric amplification of eyesafe 1.6-μm signal for remote-sensing applications

Author

Roussev, Rostislav V. ; Sridharan, Arun Kumar ; Urbanek, Karel ; Byer, Robert ; Fejer, Martin M.

Author_Institution

Edward Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We describe pulsed parametric amplification of CW telecom laser radiation in reverse-proton exchanged lithium niobate waveguides for generation of eyesafe narrow-linewidth muJ pulses useful for wind-sensing applications. Over 40 dB of gain was observed.

Keywords

optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; remote sensing; CW telecom laser radiation; eyesafe narrow-linewidth muJ pulse generation; pulsed parametric amplification; remote-sensing applications; reverse-proton exchanged lithium niobate waveguides; waveguide parametric amplification; wind-sensing applications; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Remote sensing; Stimulated emission; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers; (280.3340) Laser Doppler velocimetry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628058

Filename

4628058