Title :
Supercontinuum generation with amplified 1.57 μm picosecond semiconductor disk laser
Author :
Chamorovskiy, A. ; Kerttula, J. ; Rautiainen, Jussi ; Okhotnikov, Oleg G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
1.6 GHz repetition rate supercontinuum generation with a highly GeO2-codoped silica fibre is demonstrated. The fibre was pumped with a 1.57 μm modelocked semiconductor disk laser-fibre amplifier system. The continuum covered the spectrum from 1.35 to 2 μm with average output power of 3.5 W. This reported work provided the first demonstration of a supercontinuum generation using a modelocked semiconductor disk laser as a pump source.
Keywords :
germanium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; supercontinuum generation; SiO2:GeO2; frequency 1.6 GHz; highly GeO2-codoped silica fibre; mode locked semiconductor disk laser-fibre amplifier system; power 3.5 W; pump source; supercontinuum generation; wavelength 1.35 mum to 2 mum;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.1359
