Title :
Short wavelength extension of CW-pumped supercontinuum at 1 micron
Author :
Cumberland, B.A. ; Travers, J.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
We report a CW supercontinuum pumped at 1 mum which extends short of the pump wavelength to 0.6 mum. Four-wave mixing is believed to be a major process for the short wavelength generation.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; supercontinuum generation; continuous wave pumped supercontinuum; four wave mixing; short wavelength extension; short wavelength generation; wavelength 0.6 mum; wavelength 1 micron; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical mixing; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
