High power CW pumped supercontinuum sources

Through an improved understanding of the non linear processes involved in CW pumped supercontinuum sources, evidenced by the strong agreement between theoretical prediction and experimental realization, high power cw Yb-fibre lasers have been deployed with photonic crystal fibre in all-fibre configu...

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Published in2008 Asia Optical Fiber Communication & Optoelectronic Exposition & Conference pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Cumberland, B.A., Rulkov, A.B., Travers, J.C., Popov, S.V., Taylor, J.R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2008
Subjects
Fiber lasers
fibers
Laser excitation
Laser modes
Optical fibers
Photonic crystal fibers
Power lasers
Pump lasers
Solitons
Supercontinuum generation
Ultrafast optics
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Summary:Through an improved understanding of the non linear processes involved in CW pumped supercontinuum sources, evidenced by the strong agreement between theoretical prediction and experimental realization, high power cw Yb-fibre lasers have been deployed with photonic crystal fibre in all-fibre configurations enabling short wavelength generation down to 600 nm with spectral power densities in excess of 2 mW/nm, while in the infra red over 100 mW /nm has been demonstrated.
ISSN:2162-108X
2162-1098
DOI:10.1364/AOE.2008.SaB1