Title :
Low-cost continuous-wave supercontinuum generation using multimode 975 nm pump lasers
Author :
Jiao, Z. ; Zhang, Xiaobing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. &, Comput. Eng., Comput. Eng. Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC
Abstract :
A low-cost continuous-wave supercontinuum source is demonstrated with optical spectral coverage from less than 1200 to more than 2000 nm, using low-cost multimode 975 nm pump lasers. The laser consists mainly of highly nonlinear fibre, Yb/Er doped fibre and 975 nm pump lasers.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; supercontinuum generation; ytterbium; Jk:Er; Jk:Yb; continuous-wave supercontinuum generation; multimode pump lasers; optical spectral coverage; wavelength 975 nm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2009.2665
