Abstract
Low-noise Cherenkov wave conversion in a tapered photonic crystal fiber turns a standard, fixed-wavelength femtosecond laser into an extremely widely-tunable source. Here we show the continuous laser tunability across the entire red-green-blue range.
Highlights
While many variations on this general principle can be envisioned, here we focus on the generation of short pulses tunable over the visible spectrum in the 400-600 nm range
We demonstrate a simple and inexpensive fiber technology based on fiber-optic Cherenkov radiation (FOCR) in a tapered photonic crystal fiber (PCF), which allows one to resonantly convert the emission wavelength of a standard pulsed laser to a wide and continuous range of desired wavelengths, with very low inherent noise, and without mechanical adjustment of any of the elements of the laser
As a first demonstration of this technology, we present a femtosecond fiber laser continuously tunable across the entire red-green-blue spectral range [4]
Summary
While many variations on this general principle can be envisioned, here we focus on the generation of short pulses tunable over the visible spectrum in the 400-600 nm range. Low-noise Cherenkov wave conversion in a tapered photonic crystal fiber turns a standard, fixed-wavelength femtosecond laser into an extremely widely-tunable source.
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