Title :
Saturated absorption signals from acetylene gas inside photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Thapa, R. ; Knabe, K. ; Naweed, A. ; Faheem, M. ; Weaver, O.L. ; Corwin, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS
Abstract :
Saturated absorption spectroscopy signals inside a 20 mum diameter acetylene-filled photonic bandgap fiber are optimized for use as optical frequency references. Modeling of the light propagation along the fiber reveals a low saturation intensity.
Keywords :
light absorption; light propagation; optical saturation; organic compounds; photonic band gap; acetylene gas; light propagation; optical frequency references; photonic bandgap fiber; saturated absorption signals; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical retarders; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Photonic bandgap fibers; Spectroscopy; (060.2310) Fiber Optics; (300.6460) Saturation Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627845
