Title :
High power sub-picosecond pulsed SWIR source based on thulium assisted Raman wavelength shifting
Author :
Cordette, Steevy ; Kharitonov, Svyatoslav ; Billat, Adrien ; Bres, Camille-Sophie
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Lab., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate 1.5W sub-picosecond pulsed source near 2μm. Cavity-less source is based on integrated association of 3rd order Raman wavelength-shifting and thulium amplification. Coherent spectrum of 61.5nm with 49% pump power conversion efficiency is achieved.
Keywords :
infrared sources; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; supercontinuum generation; thulium; 3rd order Raman wavelength-shifting; cavity-less source; coherent spectrum; efficiency 49 percent; high power sub-picosecond pulsed SWIR source; power 1.5 W; pump power conversion efficiency; short-wave infrared source; thulium amplification; wavelength 61.5 nm; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
