DocumentCode
422443
Title
Compact, spectrally smooth, nanosecond infrared continuum source with 700 nm bandwidth
Author
Buchter, Scott C. ; Kaivola, Matti ; Ludvigsen, Hanne
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng. Phys. & Math., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Abstract
We demonstrate the generation of a 700-nm-wide, nanosecond, infrared continuum using a compact, passively Q-switched laser pumped by a 1.2 W diode and a novel photonic crystal fiber with zero dispersion near 1550 nm.
Keywords
Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; optical fibre dispersion; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; photonic crystals; 1.2 W; 1500 nm; 700 nm; Q-switching; bandwidth; laser pump; nanosecond infrared continuum source; photonic crystal fiber; zero dispersion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1362057
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