D. Wolfe, R. Conroy, J. Love, B. Gates, M. Prentiss, G. Whitesides
We describe the fabrication by electrical microcontact printing of optical waveguides and splitters made of poly(4-vinylphenol) doped with phloxine B, permitting inexpensive, rapid prototyping over large areas and construction of integrated, multi-level devices.
{"title":"Fabrication of planar optical waveguides by electrical microcontact printing","authors":"D. Wolfe, R. Conroy, J. Love, B. Gates, M. Prentiss, G. Whitesides","doi":"10.1063/1.1651329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1651329","url":null,"abstract":"We describe the fabrication by electrical microcontact printing of optical waveguides and splitters made of poly(4-vinylphenol) doped with phloxine B, permitting inexpensive, rapid prototyping over large areas and construction of integrated, multi-level devices.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130566331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Azizi, O. Alvarez-Salazar, R. Goullioud, Y. Gursel
A 3-baseline interferometer fourteen metrology gauges are used to monitor changes in the two baselines; calculate the length of the third. Simulation for estimating the third baseline indicates measurement capability better than 1 nm error.
{"title":"Metrology system for space interferometry mission system testbed 3","authors":"A. Azizi, O. Alvarez-Salazar, R. Goullioud, Y. Gursel","doi":"10.1117/12.549694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549694","url":null,"abstract":"A 3-baseline interferometer fourteen metrology gauges are used to monitor changes in the two baselines; calculate the length of the third. Simulation for estimating the third baseline indicates measurement capability better than 1 nm error.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133240513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2004-05-16DOI: 10.1109/CLEO.2004.1360829
Deyuan Shen, W. Clarkson, L. Cooper, R. Williams
Ho:YAG lasers employing standing-wave and ring cavity configurations have yielded 6.4 W of multi-axial-mode output and 3.7 W of single-axial-mode output at 2.1 /spl mu/m respectively for <9.6 W of incident pump power at /spl sim/1.9 /spl mu/m from a cladding-pumped Tm:silica fiber laser.
采用驻波和环腔结构的Ho:YAG激光器在2.1 /spl mu/m的入射泵浦功率<9.6 W /spl sim/1.9 /spl mu/m时分别产生了6.4 W和3.7 W的多轴模输出和单轴模输出。
{"title":"Efficient Tm:silica fiber laser pumped Ho:YAG lasers","authors":"Deyuan Shen, W. Clarkson, L. Cooper, R. Williams","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2004.1360829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2004.1360829","url":null,"abstract":"Ho:YAG lasers employing standing-wave and ring cavity configurations have yielded 6.4 W of multi-axial-mode output and 3.7 W of single-axial-mode output at 2.1 /spl mu/m respectively for <9.6 W of incident pump power at /spl sim/1.9 /spl mu/m from a cladding-pumped Tm:silica fiber laser.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116755389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Direct THz excitation of a parallel plate waveguide is demonstrated. The transmitter yields a THz signal with and without an applied bias, and is the next step toward a guided wave TEM-mode THz bandwidth device.
{"title":"Parallel-plate THz transmitter","authors":"S. Coleman, D. Grischkowsky","doi":"10.1063/1.1644923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1644923","url":null,"abstract":"Direct THz excitation of a parallel plate waveguide is demonstrated. The transmitter yields a THz signal with and without an applied bias, and is the next step toward a guided wave TEM-mode THz bandwidth device.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128743163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2004-05-16DOI: 10.1109/CLEO.2004.1360882
K. Furusawa, Z. Yusoff, B. Thomsen, T. Monro, D. Richardson
We measure the correlation between the Brillouin characteristics and structural parameters of a holey fiber (HF). Our observations point to a means to perform high resolution non-destructive structural characterization along lengths of HF.
{"title":"Correlation between the Brillouin and the structural parameters in holey optical fibers","authors":"K. Furusawa, Z. Yusoff, B. Thomsen, T. Monro, D. Richardson","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2004.1360882","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2004.1360882","url":null,"abstract":"We measure the correlation between the Brillouin characteristics and structural parameters of a holey fiber (HF). Our observations point to a means to perform high resolution non-destructive structural characterization along lengths of HF.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124096771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Mustelier, E. Rosencher, P. Kupecek, A. Godard, M. Baudrier, M. Lefèbvre, G. Mennerat, C. Pasquer, M. Poulat
We present what we believe to be the first results on tunable mid-infrared generation obtained in diffusion bonded ZnSe slabs by difference frequency mixing of OPO output waves.
{"title":"Difference frequency generation in quasi-phase matched diffusion bonded ZnSe plates","authors":"A. Mustelier, E. Rosencher, P. Kupecek, A. Godard, M. Baudrier, M. Lefèbvre, G. Mennerat, C. Pasquer, M. Poulat","doi":"10.1063/1.1758771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1758771","url":null,"abstract":"We present what we believe to be the first results on tunable mid-infrared generation obtained in diffusion bonded ZnSe slabs by difference frequency mixing of OPO output waves.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131272790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Self-passive q-switching has been demonstrated using a Nd:YAG gain medium that is externally implanted with chromium ions through annealing process. Pulsewidths up to 2 /spl mu/secs and PRFs up to 100 kHz have been demonstrated.
{"title":"Self-passive q-switching of a Nd:YAG laser","authors":"N. Prasad, S. Trivedi","doi":"10.1117/12.620584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620584","url":null,"abstract":"Self-passive q-switching has been demonstrated using a Nd:YAG gain medium that is externally implanted with chromium ions through annealing process. Pulsewidths up to 2 /spl mu/secs and PRFs up to 100 kHz have been demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"69 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114119797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Tai, T. Tsai, Wen-Jeng Lee, Shi-Wei Ghu, Hsin‐Yi Huang, Y. Liao, Chi-Kung Sun
Avoiding the in-focus photodamage and phototoxicity problem of two-photon-fluorescence excitation, noninvasive harmonics optical biopsy of human skin is demonstrated based on a 1200-1300-nm femtosecond light source.
{"title":"Harmonics optical biopsy of human skin","authors":"S. Tai, T. Tsai, Wen-Jeng Lee, Shi-Wei Ghu, Hsin‐Yi Huang, Y. Liao, Chi-Kung Sun","doi":"10.1117/12.586119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.586119","url":null,"abstract":"Avoiding the in-focus photodamage and phototoxicity problem of two-photon-fluorescence excitation, noninvasive harmonics optical biopsy of human skin is demonstrated based on a 1200-1300-nm femtosecond light source.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129800053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A novel method of time domain interferometry using the fractional Talbot effect is proposed for pulse phase measurement. The advantage of this method is the stability of the interference pattern and insensitivity to environmental influences.
{"title":"Phase measurement of periodic optical pulses using the temporal fractional Talbot effect","authors":"N. Berger, B. Levit, B. Fischer","doi":"10.1049/EL:20052323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/EL:20052323","url":null,"abstract":"A novel method of time domain interferometry using the fractional Talbot effect is proposed for pulse phase measurement. The advantage of this method is the stability of the interference pattern and insensitivity to environmental influences.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"357 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132070101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Tuennermann, S. Hoefer, A. Liem, J. Limpert, M. Reich, F. Roeser, T. Schreiber, H. Zellmer
Recent developments in the field of high-power fiber laser systems are reviewed. Basic limitations have been overcome by applying novel fiber-designs and experimental strategies, leading to significant power-scaling of continuous-wave and pulsed-fiber lasers and amplifiers.
{"title":"High power fiber lasers and amplifiers","authors":"A. Tuennermann, S. Hoefer, A. Liem, J. Limpert, M. Reich, F. Roeser, T. Schreiber, H. Zellmer","doi":"10.1117/12.580850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580850","url":null,"abstract":"Recent developments in the field of high-power fiber laser systems are reviewed. Basic limitations have been overcome by applying novel fiber-designs and experimental strategies, leading to significant power-scaling of continuous-wave and pulsed-fiber lasers and amplifiers.","PeriodicalId":277415,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO).","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131598761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}