D. Nielsen, S. Chuang, N. Kim, Donghan Lee, S. H. Pyun, W. Jeong, C.Y. Chen, T. Lay
{"title":"Comparison of four-wave mixing in quantum dots and quantum wells for wavelength conversion","authors":"D. Nielsen, S. Chuang, N. Kim, Donghan Lee, S. H. Pyun, W. Jeong, C.Y. Chen, T. Lay","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551124","url":null,"abstract":"We experimentally investigate wavelength conversion in quantum-dot and quantum-well optical amplifiers via four-wave mixing. Our results show superior conversion efficiency in a quantum dot device compared to a quantum well device with identical gain.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"15 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78298998","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. Mampazhy, A. Liu, S. Tseng, C. Richardson, J. Goldhar
{"title":"Coherent pulse injection into a monolithic passively mode-locked laser","authors":"A. Mampazhy, A. Liu, S. Tseng, C. Richardson, J. Goldhar","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4552345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4552345","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate conditions for optically coherent injection locking of a monolithic mode-locked semiconductor laser. An interferometric technique is used to quantify the relationship between modal detuning, pulse shape, and optical spectrum.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"43 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78551789","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}
{"title":"Novel model on thermal conductivity in laser media: Dependence on rare-earth concentration","authors":"Y. Sato, J. Akiyama, T. Taira","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551758","url":null,"abstract":"Authors have proposed a novel model on thermal conductivity in various laser media. The rare-earth doping effects were also discussed by comparing the measured value in Nd<sup>3+</sup> and Yb<sup>3+</sup>-doped Y<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub>, YVO<sub>4</sub>, and GdVO<sub>4</sub>.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"138 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77510587","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. Szameit, I. Garanovich, M. Heinrich, A. Minovich, F. Dreisow, A. Sukhorukov, T. Pertsch, D. Neshev, S. Nolte, W. Krolikowski, A. Tunnermann, A. Mitchell, Y. Kivshar
{"title":"Diffraction-managed solitons and nonlinear beam diffusion in modulated waveguide arrays","authors":"A. Szameit, I. Garanovich, M. Heinrich, A. Minovich, F. Dreisow, A. Sukhorukov, T. Pertsch, D. Neshev, S. Nolte, W. Krolikowski, A. Tunnermann, A. Mitchell, Y. Kivshar","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551047","url":null,"abstract":"We present the first experimental observation of nonlinear beam diffusion and formation of diffraction-managed solitons in periodically-curved arrays of coupled optical waveguides created using femtosecond laser writing in silica glass, and titanium indiffusion in LiNbO3 crystals.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"38 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77794357","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. Schliesser, R. Rivière, G. Anetsberger, O. Arcizet, T. Kippenberg
{"title":"Resolved-sideband laser cooling of a micro-mechanical oscillator","authors":"A. Schliesser, R. Rivière, G. Anetsberger, O. Arcizet, T. Kippenberg","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551969","url":null,"abstract":"Mechanical oscillation-induced sidebands are resolved by the >20-times narrower resonances of ultrahigh-finesse optical microcavities. Tuning a laser to the first lower sideband thus permits resolved sideband cooling from room temperature to phonon occupations below 6,000.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"78 3-4 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77847002","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}
{"title":"Waveguides operating in the restrahlen band","authors":"J. Khurgin, G. Sun","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4552333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4552333","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate characteristics of waveguide using highly-reflective semiconductor in the Restrahlen band. We identify spectral operating regions within the Restrahlen band of a cladding layer that offers advantages over both traditional dielectric waveguide and metal clad waveguides using surface plasmon polaritons.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"285 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77940132","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}
{"title":"Three-dimensional motion of a nanoparticle on the cell membrane observed by non-interferometric widefield optical profilometry","authors":"Chau-Hwang Lee, Chun-Chieh Wang, Chia-Wei Lee, Chia-Yun Huang, Jiunn-Yuan Lin, P. Wei","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551890","url":null,"abstract":"We directly observe three-dimensional motion of a gold nanoparticle on the membrane of a living cell by using non-interferometric widefield optical profilometry. We identify the occurrence of particle internalization and actin aggregation which indicates endocytosis.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"25 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77985644","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}
B. Schmidt, S. Manipatruni, A. Yang, D. Erickson, M. Lipson
{"title":"Optical trapping platform based on highly confining silicon waveguiding structures with microfluidics","authors":"B. Schmidt, S. Manipatruni, A. Yang, D. Erickson, M. Lipson","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551509","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate strongly enhanced optical trapping forces on sub-micron-diameter dielectric spheres within a pressure-driven microfluidic flow of several hundred mum/s using the evanescent field of the light in silicon waveguides.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"44 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72815024","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}
{"title":"Ultrafast rotational wave packet dynamics observed through third harmonic conversion of a femtosecond probe pulse","authors":"K. Hartinger, R. Bartels","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4552267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4552267","url":null,"abstract":"We observe rotational wave packet dynamics in CO2 through third harmonic generation (THG). The conversion efficiency of THG is modulated by the wavepacket through ultrafast perturbations to linear and third-order optical susceptibilities.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"22 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72832307","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}
R. Horiuchi, K. Saiki, Koji Adachi, K. Tei, S. Yamaguchi, M. Yoshida, K. Tanaka
{"title":"10W green output by second harmonic generation of a hybrid bulk-fiber MOPA system","authors":"R. Horiuchi, K. Saiki, Koji Adachi, K. Tei, S. Yamaguchi, M. Yoshida, K. Tanaka","doi":"10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551756","url":null,"abstract":"We report on a pulsed bulk-fiber source producing a peak power of 100 kW at 100 kHz and an average power of 20 W. An SHG efficiency of 51% was obtained by a LBO crystal.","PeriodicalId":6382,"journal":{"name":"2008 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science","volume":"20 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72882427","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}