Title :
Femtosecond mid-infrared difference-frequency-generation tunable between 3.2 μm and 4.8 μm from a compact fiber source
Author :
Erny, C. ; Moutzouris, K. ; Biegert, J. ; Keller, U. ; Kühlke, D. ; Adler, F. ; Leitenstorfer, A.
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
We demonstrate a mid-infrared laser source tunable between 3.2 mum and 4.8 mum with an average output power of more than 1 mW. The spectral bandwidth of up to 325 nm supports sub- 60-fs pulses.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; compact fiber source; femtosecond mid-infrared difference-frequency-generation; laser tuning; mid-infrared laser source; spectral bandwidth; time 60 fs; wavelength 3.2 mum to 4.8 mum; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Laser theory; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452812
