Title :
Optimizing pump partial coherence for efficient modulation instability and supercontinuum generation
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll., London, London, UK
Abstract :
We consider the effect of variable pump source partial coherence on the gain of modulation instability and the subsequent efficiency of soliton formation and supercontinuum generation. Optimal regimes for continuous-wave supercontinuum generation are discussed.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fluctuations; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Solitons; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
