Title :
Quasi-CW supercontinuum generation in a HNLF pumped by sub-microsecond pulse
Author :
Gao, Weiqing ; Liao, Meisong ; Yan, Xin ; Suzuki, Takenobu ; Ohishi, Yasutake
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Photon Technol., Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
The quasi-CW supercontinuum from 1200 to 2260 nm is demonstrated in a HNLF pumped by the sub-microsecond pulse with the low peak power of 17.8 W. The 20 dB bandwidth of 922 nm is obtained.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; supercontinuum generation; HNLF; high nonlinear fibers; power 17.8 W; quasicontinuous wave supercontinuum generation; submicrosecond pulse; wavelength 1200 nm to 2260 nm; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276440
