Fiber-based mid-infrared frequency-swept laser at 50 MScans/s via frequency down-conversion of time-stretched pulses

Makoto Shoshin, Takahiro Kageyama, Takuma Nakamura +2

Increasing the sweep rate of mid-infrared (MIR) frequency-swept sources offers significant potential for various high-speed spectroscopy-based applications. While continuous-wave f…