Photonic glasses for IR and mid-IR spectral range

J. Lousteau; N.G. Boetti; D. Negro; E. Mura; G. C. Scarpignato; G. Perrone; D. Milanese; S. Abrate

doi:10.1117/12.2309088

20 November 2017 Photonic glasses for IR and mid-IR spectral range

J. Lousteau, N.G. Boetti, D. Negro, E. Mura, G. C. Scarpignato, G. Perrone, D. Milanese, S. Abrate

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Proceedings Volume 10564, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2012; 1056435 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309088
Event: International Conference on Space Optics 2012, 2012, Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Abstract

The mid-IR spectral range is of particular interest for two main reasons: many molecules exhibit signature optical absorptions in this wavelength range and specific transmission windows within these wavelengths are available in the Earth’s atmosphere. Options for compact, reliable, high power mid-IR optical sources are currently rather limited by the difficulty of finding host materials that are both transparent in the mid-IR wavelengths range and sufficiently stable, robust and easy to fabricate. In this paper the relevant glass host materials suitable for the development of mid-IR coherent sources based on rare earths doping are briefly reviewed. The current state of the art in mid-IR fiber laser and supercontinuum sources is also presented.

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J. Lousteau, N.G. Boetti, D. Negro, E. Mura, G. C. Scarpignato, G. Perrone, D. Milanese, and S. Abrate "Photonic glasses for IR and mid-IR spectral range", Proc. SPIE 10564, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2012, 1056435 (20 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309088

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