Title :
All-fiber, versatile picosecond time-lens light source and its application to Cerenkov radiation generation in higher order mode fiber
Author :
Wang, Ke ; Lee, Jennifer H. ; Dai, Yitang ; Cheng, Ji ; Xu, Chris
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-fiber, 2-ps, 1063-nm source using time-lens compression of a continuous-wave laser, with variable repetition rates, pulse sequence, and alternating pulse amplitude. We demonstrate Cerenkov radiation in a higher-order-mode fiber using the source.
Keywords :
Cherenkov radiation; lenses; light sources; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; Cerenkov radiation generation; alternating pulse amplitude; continuous-wave laser; higher order mode fiber; light sources; pulse sequence; time-lens compression; wavelength 1063 nm; Fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Light sources; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
