TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact and portable multiline UV and visible Raman lasers in hydrogen-filled HC-PCF
AU - Wang, Ying Y
AU - Couny, Francois
AU - Light, Philip S
AU - Mangan, Brian J
AU - Benabid, F
PY - 2010/4/15
Y1 - 2010/4/15
N2 - We report on the realization of compact UV visible multiline Raman lasers based on two types of hydrogen-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. The first, with a large pitch Kagome lattice structure, offers a broad spectral coverage from near IR through to the much sought after yellow, deep-blue and UV, whereas the other, based on photonic bandgap guidance, presents a pump conversion concentrated in the visible region. The high Raman efficiency achieved through these fibers allows for compact, portable diode-pumped solid-state lasers to be used as pumps. Each discrete component of this laser system exhibits a spectral density several orders of magnitude larger than what is achieved with supercontinuum sources and a narrow line-width, making it an ideal candidate for forensics and biomedical applications.
AB - We report on the realization of compact UV visible multiline Raman lasers based on two types of hydrogen-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. The first, with a large pitch Kagome lattice structure, offers a broad spectral coverage from near IR through to the much sought after yellow, deep-blue and UV, whereas the other, based on photonic bandgap guidance, presents a pump conversion concentrated in the visible region. The high Raman efficiency achieved through these fibers allows for compact, portable diode-pumped solid-state lasers to be used as pumps. Each discrete component of this laser system exhibits a spectral density several orders of magnitude larger than what is achieved with supercontinuum sources and a narrow line-width, making it an ideal candidate for forensics and biomedical applications.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.35.001127
U2 - 10.1364/OL.35.001127
DO - 10.1364/OL.35.001127
M3 - Article
SN - 0146-9592
VL - 35
SP - 1127
EP - 1129
JO - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
IS - 8
ER -