Title :
2 to 3 μm Raman-soliton continuum enabled by a nanotube mode-locked Tm-doped MOPFA
Author :
Zhang, M. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Runcorn, T.H. ; Mashinsky, Valery M. ; Medvedkov, Oleg I. ; Dianov, Evgeny M. ; Sun, Zhongyuan ; Popa, D. ; Hasan, T. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Chapman, B.H. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a Raman-soliton continuum extending from 2 to 3 μm, in a highly germanium-doped silica-clad fiber, pumped by a nanotube mode-locked thulium-doped fiber system delivering 12 kW sub-picosecond pulses at 1.95 μm.
Keywords :
germanium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; nanophotonics; nanotubes; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibres; optical pumping; optical solitons; silicon compounds; thulium; Raman-soliton continuum; SiO2:Ge; germanium-doped silica-clad fiber; master oscillator power fiber amplifier; nanotube mode-locked Tm-doped MOPFA; nanotube mode-locked thulium-doped fiber system; power 12 kW; subpicosecond pulses; wavelength 1.95 mum to 3 mum; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
