Title :
Power scalable visible supercontinuum generation using amplified nanosecond gain-switched laser diode
Author :
Kumar, Malay ; Xia, Chenan ; Ma, Xiuquan ; Alexander, Vinay V. ; Islam, Mohammed N. ; Terry, Fred L., Jr. ; Aleksoff, Carl C. ; Klooster, Alex ; Davidson, Douglas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Supercontinuum covering 0.45-1.2 mum is scaled from 250-740 mW by varying the repetition rate of a frequency doubled telecom laser diode. Efficient SC generation requires minimal non-linearity in the amplifier and fiber dispersion matched to the pump.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; semiconductor lasers; supercontinuum generation; amplified nanosecond; fiber dispersion; gain switched laser diode; power 250 mW to 740 mW; power scalable visible supercontinuum generation; repetition rate; wavelength 0.45 mum to 1.2 mum; Diode lasers; Distributed power generation; Frequency; Optical amplifiers; Optical harmonic generation; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Supercontinuum generation; Telecommunications; (060.2380) Fiber optics sources and detectors; (320.6629) Supercontinuum generation;
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
