Title :
Flat, broadband supercontinuum generation at low pulse energies in a dispersion-tailored lead-silicate fibre
Author :
Ponzo, Giorgio M. ; Feng, Xian ; Horak, Peter ; Poletti, Francesco ; Petrovich, Marco N. ; Loh, Wei H. ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report flat, broadband supercontinuum generation at low pump pulse energies (69pJ 740fs pulses at 1540nm) in a lead-silicate fibre providing a unique combination of high nonlinearity (820W-1km-1) and a flat near-zero dispersion profile.
Keywords :
glass fibres; lead compounds; optical fibre dispersion; optical glass; supercontinuum generation; dispersion-tailored lead-silicate fibre; energy 69 pJ; flat broadband supercontinuum generation; flat near-zero dispersion profile; low pulse energy; time 740 fs; wavelength 1540 nm; Coherence; Glass; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9