Title :
Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibres at 1.06, 1.31, and 1.55 μm wavelengths
Author :
Begum, Farhana ; Namihira, Yoshinori ; Kinjo, T. ; Kaijage, S.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. & Sci., Univ. of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Abstract :
Proposed is a broad supercontinuum spectrum generated highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibre which can be used in ultra-high-resolution optical coherence tomography and optical transmission systems. Investigation showed that it is possible to obtain longitudinal resolution in a biological tissue of 1.3, 1.2, and 1.1 m by using picosecond continuum light at centre wavelengths 1.06, 1.31, and 1.55 m, respectively.
Keywords :
biological tissues; holey fibres; image resolution; optical tomography; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; biological tissue; nonlinear photonic crystal fibre; optical transmission systems; picosecond continuum light; supercontinuum generation; ultra-high-resolution optical coherence tomography; wavelength 1.06 mum; wavelength 1.31 mum; wavelength 1.55 mum;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.2133
