Generation of low-noise and high-coherence, ultrabroad and flat supercontinuum using high-power Raman soliton pulse and highly nonlinear fiber

Author

Takayanagi, Jun ; Nishizawa, Norihiko

Author_Institution

Dept. of Quantum Eng., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Broad and flat supercontinuum with plusmn1 dB uniformity at wavelength region of 1370-1890 nm is generated using all-fiber laser system. Obtained supercontinuum shows low-noise and high-coherence characteristics.

Keywords

Raman spectra; fibre lasers; light coherence; optical noise; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; supercontinuum generation; Raman soliton pulse generation; all-fiber laser system; flat supercontinuum; high-coherence supercontinuum; high-power soliton pulse; highly nonlinear fiber; low-noise supercontinuum; supercontinuum generation; ultrabroad supercontinuum; wavelength 1370 nm to 1890 nm; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength measurement; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (320.7140) Ultrafast processes in fibers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627746

Filename

4627746