Title :
Multi-watt, 1.48-2.05 /spl mu/m range CW Raman-soliton continuum generation in highly-nonlinear fibres
Author :
Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Rulkov, A.B. ; Gapontsev, V.P.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll., UK
Abstract :
Up-to 15 W power, CW Raman-soliton continua were generated in conventional highly-nonlinear-fibres in the 1.48-2.05 /spl mu/m range with spectral brightness up-to 30 mW/nm and flatness <1 dB. All-fibre-integrated pumping with 20 W 1480 nm Raman and 10 W Yb/Er sources is employed.
Keywords :
brightness; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; optical solitons; 1.48 to 2.05 mum; 10 W; 1480 nm; 20 W; CW Raman-soliton continuum generation; all-fibre-integrated pumping; highly-nonlinear fibres; spectral brightness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
