• DocumentCode
    2230181
  • Title

    Polarized supercontinuum from a 1064nm microchip laser and application to tunable visible/UV generation in BIBO

  • Author

    Xiong, C. ; Wadsworth, W.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We generate a 99% polarized supercontinuum from a 1064 nm microchip laser by use of a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber. We also demonstrate tunable visible/UV generation in BIBO pumped by the polarized continuum source.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; bismuth compounds; holey fibres; laser tuning; microchip lasers; optical fibre polarisation; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pumping; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; BIBO; BiB3O6; high-birefringent photonic crystal fiber; microchip laser; optical pumping; polarized supercontinuum generation; second harmonic generation; tunable visible-UV generation; wavelength 1064 nm; Birefringence; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Tunable circuits and devices; (060.2380) Fiber optics sources and detectors; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571205
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2230181