Title :
Yellow and green picosecond pulse sources using frequency doubling of Yb fiber pumps in periodically poled waveguides
Author :
Chestnut, D.A. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Roberts, T.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
532-nm and 560-nm picosecond pulse sources are demonstrated utilizing second-harmonic generation in periodically-poled KTP waveguides. The pumps were based on ytterbium-doped fiber systems, with wavelength extension to 1.12 μm through Raman scattering in the yellow case.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical fibre polarisation; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; visible spectra; ytterbium; 532 nm; 560 nm; KTP; KTiOPO4; Raman scattering; Yb fiber pump; frequency doubling; periodically-poled KTP waveguides; picosecond pulse source; second-harmonic generation; ytterbium-doped fiber systems; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; Optical fiber polarization; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Raman scattering; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201726
