Title :
Coherent mid-IR supercontinuum generation in a hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide
Author :
Hongcheng Sun ; Ke-Yao Wang ; Salem, Reza ; Fendel, Peter ; Foster, Amy C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We generate a 790-nm wide Mid-IR supercontinuum, spanning from 1.63 μm to 2.42 μm, in a hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide. The pump source is a 160-fs Thulium doped fiber laser centered at 1910 nm.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon; supercontinuum generation; thulium; Si; coherent midinfrared supercontinuum generation; hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide; pump source; thulium doped fiber laser; time 160 fs; wavelength 1.63 mum to 2.42 mum; wavelength 1910 nm; wavelength 790 nm; Amorphous silicon; Laser excitation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical waveguides; Supercontinuum generation; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
