title: Subpicosecond fiber-based soliton-tuned mid-infrared source in the 9.7-14.9 microm wavelength region.
abstract: We present a fiber-based mid-IR source of ultrafast laser pulses tunable in the 9.7-14.9 microm spectral region based on difference-frequency mixing between an Er:fiber laser and a first-order frequency-shifted soliton pulse. We have measured subpicosecond pulses at a repetition rate of 37 MHz, with a maximum power of 1.5 microW.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Winters
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schlup
authors.forename: Randy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bartels
mesh_terms: D007259:Infrared Rays; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013997:Time Factors