Title :
Polarized supercontinuum from a 1064nm microchip laser and application to tunable visible/UV generation in BIBO
Author :
Xiong, C. ; Wadsworth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
Abstract :
We generate a 99% polarized supercontinuum from a 1064 nm microchip laser by use of a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber. We also demonstrate tunable visible/UV generation in BIBO pumped by the polarized continuum source.
Keywords :
birefringence; bismuth compounds; holey fibres; laser tuning; microchip lasers; optical fibre polarisation; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pumping; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; BIBO; BiB3O6; high-birefringent photonic crystal fiber; microchip laser; optical pumping; polarized supercontinuum generation; second harmonic generation; tunable visible-UV generation; wavelength 1064 nm; Birefringence; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Tunable circuits and devices; (060.2380) Fiber optics sources and detectors; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
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
