Title :
High efficiency supercontinuum generation using ultra-long Raman fibre cavities
Author :
El-Taher, A.E. ; Karalekas, V. ; Harper, P. ; Ania-Castanon, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham
Abstract :
Supercontinuum generation in a multi-fibre ultra-long Raman fibre laser cavity is investigated experimentally. By using this cavity configuration we demonstrate improved spectral flatness and supercontinuum generation efficiency.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; supercontinuum generation; high efficiency supercontinuum generation; laser cavity; spectral flatness; ultralong Raman fibre cavities; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Power generation; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729116
