Title :
Toward multi-octave pulse shaping by adiabatic frequency conversion
Author :
Krogen, Peter R. ; Suchowski, Haim ; Houkun Liang ; Kartner, Franz X. ; Moses, Jeffrey
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate complex mid-IR spectral phase and amplitude shaping spanning 2.5-5 μm, based on down-conversion of a shaped near-IR source, using chirped-pulse adiabatic difference frequency generation. The technique can be extended to multi-octave bandwidths.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; infrared sources; infrared spectra; optical frequency conversion; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; adiabatic frequency conversion; amplitude shaping spanning; chirped-pulse adiabatic difference frequency generation; mid-infrared spectral phase; multioctave bandwidths; multioctave pulse shaping; shaped near-IR source; wavelength 2.5 mum to 5 mum; Bandwidth; Chirp; Crystals; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
