• DocumentCode
    2051487
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729116
  • Filename
    4729116