Bright, Broadband, High Power, and Ultra-Low Noise Supercontinuum and Comb Sources

The light source is critical for the performance of spectroscopy, microscopy, sensing, and metrology systems. High power, bright, broadband, and low noise light sources can significantly lower detection limits, increase sensitivity, and expand equipment capabilities in many scientific and commercial applications in medicine, environmental monitoring, the food industry, astronomy, quantum computing, and others.

Recent advances Cr:ZnS ultrafast lasers led to the development of novel supercontinuum and frequency comb featuring simple and efficient non-linear conversion schemes generating high power, low noise continuums spanning from UV to long wave IR. Robust control of the repetition rate and carrier-envelope offset enable reliable phase locking of frequency combs. Perhaps for the first time, the Cr:ZnS laser platform realizes the full potential of the dual comb spectroscopy technique enabling high resolution, high dynamic range, broadband measurements in real time.

The new platform generates an unprecedented combination of bandwidth, power, and low noise in a compact, robust, and easier-to-operate package. This talk provides examples of applications from the end users.

About the presenter
Mike Mirov leads IPG’s MIR Laser Group. Since joining IPG in 2010, he has championed ultrafast laser development for advanced applications in spectroscopy, sensing, and inspection.