Title :
Dispersion decreasing photonic crystal fiber for UV-enhanced supercontinuum generation
Author :
Kudlinski, A. ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath
Abstract :
We have fabricated a photonic crystal fiber with a continuously decreasing zero-dispersion wavelength along its length. It has been used to generate an ultraviolet-extended supercontinuum from a nanosecond pump source at 1.064 mum
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical pumping; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; 1.064 mum; UV-enhanced supercontinuum generation; dispersion decreasing photonic crystal fiber; fiber fabrication; nanosecond pump source; Crystalline materials; Electrons; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Microchip lasers; Optical control; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694036
