Ultra-broadly tunable light sources based on the nonlinear effects in photonic crystal fibers. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lei Zhang.
• Authors: Zhang, Lei
• Contents: Parts of this thesis have been published in the following articles:; Supervisor's Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Nomenclature; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Fiber Lasers; 1.2.1 Background and Tendency of Fiber Lasers; 1.2.2 New Wavelength Fiber Lasers; 1.3 Nonlinear Effects in Fibers; 1.3.1 Self-Phase Modulation; 1.3.2 Cross-Phase Modulation; 1.3.3 Stimulated Raman Scattering; 1.3.4 Four-Wave Mixing; 1.4 Photonic Crystal Fibers; 1.5 Motivation of Thesis; 1.6 Thesis Organization; References; 2 New Wavelength Generation Based on PCF with Two Zero-Dispersion Wavelengths (TZDWs). 2.1 Multipole Method2.2 Parametric Amplification Based on PCF with TZDW; 2.2.1 The Design and Fabrication of the PCF with TZDW; 2.2.2 The Relationship Between the Optical Parametric Spectrum and the Pump Wavelength; 2.2.3 The Optical Parametric Generation in a PCF with TZDW; 2.3 Dispersive Wave Generation; 2.3.1 The Principle of Dispersive Wave Generation; 2.3.2 Tunable DWs in the Visible Region; 2.3.3 Tunable DWs in the Mid-infrared Region; 2.4 Ultraviolet Generation Based on Cross-Phase Modulation in PCF with TZDW; 2.5 Conclusion; References; 3 PCF-Based Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPA). 3.1 Introduction3.2 Parametric Generation in a PCF with ZDW Near 1.06 mu m; 3.3 OPA Based on PCF Pumped by Picosecond Light Source; 3.3.1 The Theory of Pulsed OPA; 3.3.2 High-Gain Broadband FOPA; 3.3.3 Widely Tunable Parametric Amplification; 3.3.4 FOPA-Based Picosecond Pulse Generation; 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4 Widely Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) Based on PCF; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Wavelength Tuning Methods; 4.3 Wavelength Tunability via Tuning of the Pump Wavelength; 4.4 Time-Dispersion-Tuned OPO Based on PCF; 4.5 Conclusion; References. 5 PCF-Based OPO with High Energy Conversion Efficiency5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Doubly Resonant PCF-Based OPO; 5.2.1 Four-Wavelength FOPO; 5.2.2 Doubly Resonant FOPO with High Conversion Efficiency; 5.3 Highly Efficient PCF-Based OPO with All-Fiber Cavity Structure; 5.4 Conclusion; References; 6 Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Berlin : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.366; Lasers; Fiber optics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Fiber optics; Lasers; Engineering; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices; Optical and Electronic Materials; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662483602; 3662483602
• Related ISBNs: 9783662483596; 3662483599; 9783662483596
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 23, 2015).
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