Title :
Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation from 2.4 μm to 4.6 μm in tapered chalcogenide fiber
Author :
Marandi, Alireza ; Rudy, CharlesW ; Leindecker, Nick C. ; Plotnichenko, Victor G. ; Dianov, Evgeny M. ; Vodopyanov, Konstantin L. ; Byer, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a near-octave-wide mid-IR spectrum from a tapered As2S3 fiber pumped by femtosecond pulses near 3 μm, with the potential of producing broadband frequency combs desirable for molecular spectroscopy and numerous other applications.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; optical fibres; optical pumping; spectroscopic light sources; supercontinuum generation; As2S3; broadband frequency combs; femtosecond pulse pumping; midinfrared supercontinuum generation; molecular spectroscopy; tapered chalcogenide fiber; wavelength 2.4 mum; wavelength 4.6 mum; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
