Short wavelength infrared frequency conversion in ultra-compact fiber device.
Linear and nonlinear characteristics of devices using millimeter-scale spools of highly nonlinear fiber are experimentally investigated within 2000-2400nm spectral range. Coils with radius larger than 3.5 mm indicate that macro-bending induced radiation loss is negligible up to 2400nm. Devices with smaller diameter coiling resulted in macro-bending losses that dominate over micro-bending losses beyond 2200nm. A tunable short-wave infrared source was constructed using a coin-sized fiber module to demonstrate an efficient nonlinear conversion from 1.26 to 2.2 microm.
Chavez Boggio
J M
JM
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. jmchavez@ece.ucsd.edu
Zlatanovic
S
S
Gholami
F
F
Aparicio
J M
JM
Moro
S
S
Balch
K
K
Alic
N
N
Radic
S
S
D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008904:Miniaturization; D055096:Optical Devices; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*