Open AccessMicrostructure fiber optical parametric oscillator with femtosecond output in the 1200 to 1350 nm wavelength range
Author(s) -
Jay E. Sharping,
Christiane Pailo,
Chenji Gu,
Leily Kiani,
Jeremy Sanborn
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.003911
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , fiber laser , ultrashort pulse , biophotonics , femtosecond , optical parametric oscillator , optoelectronics , laser , optical fiber , wavelength , physics
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.