Title :
Broadband continuous-wave source based on fiber nonlinearity
Author :
Gonzalez-Herraez, M. ; Martin-Lopez, S. ; Corredera, P. ; Hernanz, M.L. ; Carrasco, A.
Author_Institution :
Instituto de Fisica Aplicada, CSIC. Serrano 144, 28006 Madrid. Spain
Abstract :
A supercontinuum, nearly flat spectrum covering the S, C and L transmission bands of the optical fiber is obtained by pumping a conventional nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber with a continuouswave Raman fiber laser tuned to the region of small anomalous dispersion. By using a long fiber with low loss, complete power transfer from the pump to the supercontinuum is reached. We demonstrate that this supercontinuum can be used to perform accurate, long-range (≫ 200 km) measurements of polarization mode dispersion in fibers.
Keywords :
Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Measurements, 2004. Technical Digest: Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-886843-37-6
DOI :
10.1109/SOFM.2004.183470
