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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202459
