Characterization of mid-infrared emissions from C 2H 2, CO, CO 2, and HCN-filled hollow fiber lasers

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8237, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jones, A M ^a   Fourcade Dutin, C ^b   Mao, C ^c   Baumgart, B ^c   Nampoothiri, A V V ^c   Campbell, N ^c   Wang, Y ^b   Benabid, F ^b,d   Rudolph, W ^c   Washburn, B R ^a   Corwin, K L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

capillary; kagome fiber; metal coated waveguide; mid infrared; molecular gas; Optically pumped gas laser; photonic crystal fiber

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY; METAL-COATED; MIDINFRARED; MOLECULAR GAS; OPTICALLY PUMPED;

ACETYLENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FIBERS; GAS LASERS; GASES; INFRARED DEVICES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHTING; MOLECULES; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; PUMPS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 84859635932     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.909254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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