Title :
Coherence and noise structure of the octave-spanning IR supercontinua
Author :
Kalashnikov, Vladimir L. ; Sorokin, Evgeni ; Sorokina, Irina T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Photonik, Tech. Univ. Wien, Vienna
Abstract :
Noise structure and coherence of mid-IR supercontinua in fibers with strong Raman nonlinearity were investigated. It was established that the octave-spanning spectra retain very high degree of coherence in the presence of the enhanced nonlinearity.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; holey fibres; photonic crystals; stimulated Raman scattering; supercontinuum generation; PCF; Raman nonlinearity; SRS; femtosecond laser pulses; noise structure; octave-spanning IR supercontinua; octave-spanning spectra; photonic crystal fibers; stimulated Raman scattering; supercontinuum coherence; supercontinuum generation; Coherence; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Stimulated emission; Sulfur hexafluoride; Ultrafast optics; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (320.7140) Ultrafast processes in 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.2006.4628745
