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Method and system for generating mid-infrared light

  • US 20060245461A1
  • Filed: 01/20/2006
  • Published: 11/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A mid-infrared light source, comprising:

  • a pump laser operable to;

    generate light having an input wavelength, the input wavelength between approximately one to two microns;

    a fiber stage coupled to the pump laser, the fiber stage comprising one or more intermediate fibers, the fiber stage operable to;

    shift at least a portion of the input wavelength to an intermediate wavelength, the intermediate wavelength longer than the input wavelength; and

    a waveguide stage coupled to the fiber stage, the waveguide stage comprising one or more mid-infrared waveguides, the waveguide stage operable to;

    shift at least a portion of the intermediate wavelength to yield mid-infrared light, the mid-infrared light having a spectrum, at least a portion of the spectrum being approximately two microns or longer.

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