title: Microstructure fiber optical parametric oscillator with femtosecond output in the 1200 to 1350 nm wavelength range.
abstract: We describe an ultrafast fiber optical parametric oscillator operating in the 1210 nm to 1340 nm wavelength range. The system consists of a microstructure fiber placed in a Fabry-Perot cavity which is optically pumped with 1030-nm light from an Ytterbium mode-locked fiber laser. The output wavelength is tunable over a 130-nm span by adjusting the position of one cavity mirror. SHG FROG measurements reveal that the output pulse quality varies as a function of pump power and wavelength. Ultrafast sources operating in this range are particularly instrumental for deep-tissue nonlinear biophotonics applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural Science, University of California - Merced, Merced, CA 95344, USA. jsharping@ucmerced.edu
authors.forename: Jay E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sharping
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pailo
authors.forename: Chenji
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Leily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kiani
authors.forename: Jeremy R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sanborn
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*