Mid-infrared frequency comb spanning an octave based on an er fiber laser and difference-frequency generation

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-484

  Keilmann, Fritz ^a   Amarie, Sergiu ^b  

^a LASNIX   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frequency comb beam; Infrared continuum source; Infrared laser; Mid infrared frequency comb; Mid infrared supercontinuum

Indexed keywords

BREATH ANALYSIS; CARRIER-ENVELOPE PHASE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENAS; CONTINUUM BEAMS; CONTINUUM SOURCE; DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY GENERATION; DIFFRACTION LIMITED; FOCUSABILITY; FREQUENCY COMBS; FREQUENCY-COMB BEAM; HIGH RESOLUTION; INFRARED CONTINUUM; INFRARED FREQUENCIES; LASER SYSTEMS; MIDINFRARED; NEAR FIELD MICROSCOPY; NEAR INFRARED; NONLINEAR FREQUENCY CONVERSION; NONLINEAR OPTICAL FIBER; PUMP-PROBE; SUPERCONTINUUM; ULTRA-FAST;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; INFRARED LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

INFRARED DEVICES;

EID: 84863451805     PISSN: 18666892     EISSN: 18666906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-012-9894-x     Document Type: Article

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