• DocumentCode
    733949
  • Title

    Quantum cascade laser-based Kerr frequency comb generation

  • Author

    Lecaplain, C. ; Javerzac-Galy, C. ; Lucas, E. ; Jost, J.D. ; Kippenberg, T.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report mid-infrared Kerr comb generation based on a quantum cascade laser pumping a crystalline microresonator. For the first time QCL light is coupled into a microresonator via a tapered chalcogenide fiber allowing mid-IR Kerr comb generation.
  • Keywords
    chalcogenide glasses; infrared spectra; microcavity lasers; micromechanical resonators; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre couplers; optical frequency combs; optical pumping; quantum cascade lasers; QCL light-crystalline microresonator coupling; mid-infrared Kerr comb generation; quantum cascade laser-based Kerr frequency comb generation; tapered chalcogenide fiber; Frequency conversion; Magnesium; Microcavities; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184393
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=733949