Title :
Intermediate infrared raman lasing and four-wave mixing in crystalline whispering gallery mode resonators
Author :
Hofer, J. ; Wang, C.Y. ; Schliesser, A. ; Herr, T. ; Del´Haye, P. ; Alnis, J. ; Kippenberg, T.J.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Instiut fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
We investigate nonlinear frequency conversion in an ultra high-Q CaF2 whispering gallery mode resonator with finesse exceeding 1 million. Raman lasing and four-wave mixing in the intermediate infrared spectral region is reported.
Keywords :
Crystallization; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
