DocumentCode
2988614
Title
Extended bandwidth cw-pumped infrared supercontinuum generation in low water-loss PCF
Author
Travers, J.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Sabert, H. ; Mangan, B.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
2325
Abstract
Extension of continuous-wave-pumped supercontinuum generation beyond 1380 nm is demonstrated in a PCF with 6-fold reduced water-peak absorption around this wavelength. Extended bandwidth sources with Yb-fiber CW pumps can be employed for advanced, sub-micron resolution OCT.
Keywords
optical fibre losses; optical pumping; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; PCF; cw-pumped infrared supercontinuum generation; extended bandwidth; water-peak absorption; Absorption; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202459
Filename
1573525
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