Title :
Short-tenn spectrl stabilit of super-continuum source using noise-like pulses generated from an EDF laser
Author :
Khan, Md Saad ; Uehara, Noboru ; Ichimura, Mamom ; Moriyama, H. ; Takushima, Yuichi ; Mizuno, Yusuke
Author_Institution :
Santec Corp., Komaki
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate shot-term spectral stability of supercontinuum sources. We show that a supercontinuum source using noise-like pulses generated from an EDF fiber laser achieves excellent stability within plusmn0.05dB in the almost entire wavelength range
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser stability; optical pulse generation; supercontinuum generation; EDF fiber laser; noise-like pulses generation; spectral stability; supercontinuum source; wavelength range; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Noise generators; Optical devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201786
