• DocumentCode
    733991
  • Title

    Cr:ZnS laser-pumped subharmonic GaAs OPO with an instantaneous bandwidth 3.6–5.6 μm

  • Author

    Smolski, V.O. ; Vasilyev, S. ; Schunemann, P.G. ; Mirov, S.B. ; Vodopyanov, K.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. Cent. Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    High-power (110mW) mid-IR output suitable for ultra-broadband frequency comb generation was produced in a low-threshold (20mW) subharmonic GaAs optical parametric oscillator that was synchronously pumped (175MHz) by a compact 0.5-W femtosecond Cr:ZnS (2.38μm) oscillator.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; III-V semiconductors; chromium; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency combs; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; GaAs; ZnS:Cr; compact femtosecond Cr:ZnS oscillator; frequency 175 MHz; high-power mid-IR output; laser-pumped subharmonic OPO; low-threshold subharmonic optical parametric oscillator; power 0.5 W; power 110 mW; power 20 mW; ultrabroadband frequency comb generation; wavelength 2.38 mum; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184435