Title :
High-power all-fiber supercontinuum generation in SF6 photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Omenetto, F.G. ; Wolchover, N.A. ; Nicholson, J.W. ; Kumar, V.R.K. ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C. ; Russell, P.S.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tufts Univ., Medford, MA
Abstract :
Soft-glass photonic-crystal fiber is used to generate broad supercontinuum using an all-fiber-femtosecond laser. The bandwidth exceeds 1700 nm and has average powers in excess of 100 mW with 46-MHz repetition rate.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibres; optical glass; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; SF6 photonic crystal fiber; all-fiber supercontinuum generation; all-fiber-femtosecond laser; broad supercontinuum generation; frequency 46 MHz; high-power supercontinuum generation; soft-glass photonic-crystal fiber; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Sulfur hexafluoride; Supercontinuum generation; (190.4370) Nonlinear Optics, Fibers; (320.7100)Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627745
