Title :
Broadband continuum generation in GaAs
Author :
Kuo, P.S. ; Vodopyanov, K.L. ; Simanovskii, D.M. ; Yu, X. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Harris, S. ; Bliss, D. ; Weyburne, D.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
An ultrabroad infrared continuum can be produced using optical parametric generation (OPG) in quasi-phasematched GaAs. Spectra over an octave wide, spanning 4.5 to 10.7 microns, measured 20 dB down from the peak, have been observed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; infrared spectra; optical harmonic generation; GaAs; broadband continuum generation; optical parametric generation; ultrabroad infrared continuum; wavelength 4.5 micron to 10.7 micron; Bandwidth; Conducting materials; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical mixing; Semiconductor materials; Stimulated emission; (160.6000) Semiconductors, including MQW; (190.2620) Frequency Conversion; (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
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.2006.4627995
