Title :
Microjoule supercontinuum generation by prechirped laser pulses in a large-mode-area photonic-crystal fiber
Author :
Mitrofanov, Aleksandr V. ; Ivanov, Anatolii A. ; Podshivalov, Aleksei A. ; Zheltikov, Aleksei M.
Author_Institution :
Physics Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorob¿evy gory, 119992, Russia
Abstract :
A photonic-crystal fiber with a mode area of 3 80 µm2 transforms an amplified prechirped output of a femtosecond Cr: forsterite laser into supercontinuum radiation with a spectrum spanning from 700 to 1800 inn and a total energy of 1.15 µJ.
Keywords :
Chromium; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431311
