Title :
Highly efficient, broadband Cherenkov radiation in photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Chen, Li-Jin ; Chang, Guoqing ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The dependence of Cherenkov radiation on pump pulse parameters is investigated. Based on this effect a tunable, highly efficient (>40%), broadband (>50 nm), green-orange light source is demonstrated with a threshold energy less than 100pJ.
Keywords :
Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;
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
