• DocumentCode
    1254609
  • Title

    Generation of ultra-broad-band supercontinuum by dispersion-flattened and decreasing fiber

  • Author

    Okuno, Toshiaki ; Onishi, Masashi ; Nishimura, Masayuki

  • Author_Institution
    Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    72
  • Lastpage
    74
  • Abstract
    It has been made clear through model simulations that dispersion-flattened and decreasing fiber (DFDF) is one of the most suitable fibers for broad-band supercontinuum (SC) generation. SC generation In a bandwidth of 280 nm with intensity fluctuation less than 15 dB has been experimentally observed by using the DFDF designed and manufactured with an optimized dispersion profile.
  • Keywords
    fluctuations; high-speed optical techniques; light sources; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibres; broad-band supercontinuum generation; dispersion-decreasing fiber; dispersion-flattened fiber; intensity fluctuation; model simulations; optimized dispersion profile; ultra-broad-band supercontinuum generation; Bandwidth; Fluctuations; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Supercontinuum generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.651109
  • Filename
    651109