Title :
Continuous-wave supercontinuum generation from a simple ring cavity laser composed of double clad Er/Yb codoped fiber and highly nonlinear optical fiber
Author :
Han Lee, Ju ; Han, Young-Geun ; Bae Lee, Sang ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a compact, practical, self-contained continuous-wave supercontinuum laser based on the addition of a highly nonlinear fiber inside the Er/Yb-codoped fiber ring resonator clad-pumped by low-cost multi-mode 975 nm laser diodes. A supercontinuum of a bandwidth larger than 470 nm is readily achieved.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; ring lasers; supercontinuum generation; ytterbium; JkJk:Er,Yb; clad-pumped laser; double clad codoped fiber; fiber ring resonator; multimode laser diodes; nonlinear optical fiber; ring cavity laser; self-contained continuous-wave supercontinuum generation; wavelength 975 nm; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Supercontinuum generation; (140.3500) Lasers, erbium; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
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.2006.4627747
