Title :
A high coherence supercontinuum source at 1550 nm
Author :
Nicholson, J. ; Yan, M. ; Yablon, A. ; Wisk, P. ; Fleming, J. ; DiMarcello, F. ; Monberg, E.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a low noise supercontinuum source based on a femtosecond fiber laser. Varying the dispersion along the fiber length generates a flat, symmetrically broadened continuum. No degradation in coherence is observed.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; light coherence; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; 1550 nm; dispersion; femtosecond fiber laser; high coherence; low noise supercontinuum source; symmetrically broadened continuum; Coherence; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical wavelength conversion; Optimized production technology; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248376
