Title :
1.4-1.7 /spl mu/m, <2 ps white pulse generation for multiwavelength pulse source using supercontinuum in a single-mode optical fiber
Author :
Mori, K. ; Morioka, T. ; Jacob, J.M. ; Saruwatari, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
June 27 1994-July 1 1994
Abstract :
A white pulse laser source which outputs <2 ps pulses with peak powers >1.1 W over a spectral range from 1.4 to 1.7 /spl mu/m is presented. It is based on supercontinuum generation in a single-mode optical fiber pumped at the near-zero-dispersion wavelength by a subpicosecond pulse from an Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber ring laser.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; light sources; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optics; optical pumping; ring lasers; 1.1 W; 1.4 to 1.7 mum; 2 ps; Er; Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber ring laser; multiwavelength pulse source; near-zero-dispersion wavelength; optical ultrafast WDM networks; single-mode optical fiber; subpicosecond pulse; supercontinuum generation; white pulse generation; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1994. Digest., 1994 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1984-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1994.333198
