Title :
Femtosecond fiber optical parametric oscillators
Author :
Sharping, Jay E. ; Sanborn, Jeremy R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Natural Sci., Univ. of California - Merced, Merced, CA
Abstract :
We report on the generation of <100-fs pulses using a microstructure-fiber-based optical parametric oscillator. We highlight our latest studies of oscillator stability, fiber dispersion optimization, and pump power depletion for these systems.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; dispersion optimization; femtosecond fiber optical parametric oscillators; microstructure fiber; pulse generation; pump power; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444409
