Generation of a frequency comb spanning more than 3.6 octaves from ultraviolet to mid infrared

Opt Lett. 2016 Sep 1;41(17):3980-3. doi: 10.1364/OL.41.003980.

Abstract

We have observed an ultra-broadband frequency comb with a wavelength range of at least 0.35 to 4.4 μm in a ridge-waveguide-type periodically poled lithium niobate device. The PPLN waveguide is pumped by a 1.0-2.4 μm wide frequency comb with an average power of 120 mW generated using an erbium-based mode-locked fiber laser and a following highly nonlinear fiber. The coherence of the extended comb is confirmed in both the visible (around 633 nm) and the mid-infrared regions.