DocumentCode
520655
Title
Optimizing pump partial coherence for efficient modulation instability and supercontinuum generation
Author
Travers, J.C.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll., London, London, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5500244
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