Title :
Microstructure Fiber Based Optical Parametric Oscillators
Author :
Sharping, Jay E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California-Merced, Merced, CA
fDate :
7/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The current status of fiber based optical parametric oscillators is presented with a focus on pulsed systems employing microstructure fibers. It is shown based on standard expressions for parametric processes in optical fibers that systems employing short (less than a few cm) optical fibers lead to superior performance in terms of wavelength tunability and output power. Practical guidelines for realizing a working system are given. These devices are now practical as ultrafast pulsed-light sources and for extending the wavelengths of operation of existing mode-locked fiber lasers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; holey fibres; laser mode locking; optical parametric oscillators; photonic crystals; microstructure fiber; mode-locked fiber laser; optical fibers; optical parametric oscillator; parametric processes; photonic crystal fiber; pulsed systems; ultrafast pulsed-light sources; wavelength tunability; Fiber lasers; Guidelines; Laser mode locking; Microstructure; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power generation; Ultrafast optics; Four-wave mixing; microstructure fibers; optical fibers; optical parametric oscillators; parametric amplification; photonic crystal fibers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2008.923274
