• DocumentCode
    2233871
  • Title

    Characterization of a difference-frequency based mid-infrared comb source

  • Author

    Neely, Tyler W. ; Johnson, Todd A. ; Diddams, Scott A.

  • Author_Institution
    Time & Freq. Div., NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We characterize a broad bandwidth mid-IR comb source generated through difference frequency mixing of a Yb femtosecond fiber laser. The relationship between amplitude noise, timing jitter, and output power is explored.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; timing jitter; Yb; Yb femtosecond fiber laser; amplitude noise; broad bandwidth mid-IR comb source; difference frequency mixing; timing jitter; Bandwidth; Noise; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Solitons; Tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950378