Title :
Fiber-guided seeding of narrow bandwidth, sub-nanosecond optical parametric pulse generation in PPLN
Author :
Cocuzzi, M.D. ; Phelps, C.D. ; Schepler, K.L. ; Powers, P.E.
Author_Institution :
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Air Force Res. Lab., Patterson, CA
Abstract :
Narrow bandwidth (70 pm), sub-nanosecond infrared pulses were produced using a signal-seeded, periodically-poled, lithium niobate optical parametric generator pumped at 7.14 kHz by a Yb-doped fiber amplifier, where the signal-seed was guided through the fiber amplifier.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; LiNbO3; PPLN; Yb; Yb-doped fiber amplifier; fiber-guided seeding; frequency 7.14 kHz; optical parametric pulse generation; Bandwidth; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688902
