Title :
Enhanced supercontinuum generation using multi-fibre ultra-long Raman cavities
Author :
El-Taher, A.E. ; Alcon-Camas, M. ; Ania-Castañón, J.D. ; Harper, P.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham
Abstract :
Supercontinuum generation in a Truewave and SMF fibre based ultra-long Raman fibre laser cavity is investigated experimentally. By including SMF in the ultra-long Raman cavity, bandwidth and flatness can be dramatically improved.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; supercontinuum generation; SC bandwidth; SMF; Truewave fiber; continuous wave supercontinuum generation; single mode fibre; spectral flatness; ultralong Raman fibre laser cavity; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Degradation; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Power generation; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771728
