Title :
Supercontinuum generation in large mode-area microstructured fibers
Author :
Genty, G. ; Ritari, T. ; Ludvigsen, H.
Author_Institution :
Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
We demonstrate supercontinuum generation in large mode-area microstructured fibers by launching ns pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser into the fiber. The continuum is smooth, covers all the telecom transmission bands and is well-suited for characterization of WDM components.
Keywords :
Q-switching; neodymium; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; wavelength division multiplexing; Nd:YAG laser; Q-switched laser; WDM components; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; large mode-area fibers; microstructured fibers; nanosecond pulse launching; supercontinuum generation; telecom transmission bands;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
