Title :
Generation of broadband mid-infrared femtosecond pulses with periodically-poled lithium niobate
Author :
Ikeda, Manabu ; Ashihara, Satoshi ; Shimura, Tsutomu ; Kuroda, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ind. Sci., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We have generated the broadband mid-infrared femtosecond pulses with optical parametric processes in periodically-poled lithium niobate. The pulses of 66 fs duration and 700 nm bandwidth are generated at the center wavelength of 3400 nm.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; 3400 nm; 66 fs; LiNbO/sub 3/; broadband pulses; mid-infrared femtosecond pulses generation; optical parametric processes; periodically-poled lithium niobate; Bandwidth; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
