• DocumentCode
    3131079
  • Title

    Fibers for Continuum Generation and Frequency Metrology

  • Author

    Nicholson, J.W. ; Westbrook, P.S. ; Feder, K.S. ; Kim, K. ; Diddams, S.A. ; Newbury, N.R.

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    683
  • Lastpage
    684
  • Abstract
    Highly-nonlinear, germano-silicate fibers can be integrated with femtosecond fiber lasers and generate octave-spanning supercontinuum at 1.5 mum. Post-processing the fibers with ultra-violet radiation allows for tailoring of the continuum properties for frequency metrology applications
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; germanium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; optical harmonic generation; silicon compounds; supercontinuum generation; ultraviolet radiation effects; 1.5 micron; Ge-SiO2; continuum properties; femtosecond fiber lasers; fiber dispersion; frequency metrology; nonlinear germano-silicate fibers; supercontinuum generation; ultra-violet radiation process; Dispersion; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Gratings; Metrology; Optical fiber devices; Power measurement; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.278897
  • Filename
    4054368