Title :
Efficient generation of CW supercontinuum in optical fiber pumped by ASE light
Author :
Li, Shenping ; Ruffin, A. Boh ; Kuksenkov, Dmitri V.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., NY
Abstract :
We propose a new and efficient approach to generation of a continuous-wave supercontinuum in optical fiber pumped by an amplified spontaneous emission light. A bandwidth of 268 nm (at -15 dB level) with an average spectral density of 2.7 mW/nm is demonstrated
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical pumping; supercontinuum generation; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission light; continuous wave generation; optical fiber; optical pumping; supercontinuum generation; Bandwidth; Brillouin scattering; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215516
