Title :
500-MHz mid-IR frequency comb source based on a compact subharmonic OPO
Author :
Ingold, Kirk A. ; Marandi, Alireza ; Rudy, Charles W. ; Pervak, V. ; Byer, Robert L. ; Vodopyanov, K.L.
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a degenerate mid-infrared frequency comb OPO with a fractional cavity length pumped by an ultrafast 100-MHz Er-nber laser. This produces a 600-nm wide output near 3μπι with a repetition rate of 500 MHz.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; compact subharmonic OPO; degenerate mid-infrared frequency comb OPO; fractional cavity length; frequency 100 MHz; frequency 500 MHz; mid-IR frequency comb source; repetition rate; ultrafast Er-fiber laser; Cavity resonators; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
