Title :
Low-noise, CW-pumped holey-fiber based continuum sources around 1300 nm
Author :
de Matos, C.J.S. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Hansen, K.P. ; Broeng, J.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
We analyzed noise, temporal and spectral-power-density properties of 5.5 W, CW Raman-soliton continua with >300 nm bandwidth around 1.3 /spl mu/m generated in a holey-fibre pumped by Yb-fibre sources. Fibre-laser and MOPFA pumping configurations are compared.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical pumping; optical solitons; ytterbium; 1300 nm; 5.5 W; CW Raman-soliton continua; MOPFA pumping; continuum sources; fibre-laser pumping; holey-fiber; noise; spectral-power-density; temporal-power density;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
