DocumentCode
1532272
Title
Continuous Wave Supercontinuum Generation Through Pumping in the Normal Dispersion Region for Spectral Flatness
Author
Chapman, Ben Howard ; Popov, Sergei V. ; Taylor, Roy
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Volume
24
Issue
15
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1325
Lastpage
1327
Abstract
We demonstrate the generation of a spectrally flat continuous wave supercontinuum by pumping deep in the normal dispersion region. A Raman cascade forms up to the anomalous dispersion region, where modulation instability supercontinuum dynamics are initiated. The Raman cascade seeds the frequency up-shifted part of the continuum, leading to a spectral flatness of 5 dB from 1.15 to 2.15.
Keywords
optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; optical pumping; supercontinuum generation; Raman cascade; anomalous dispersion region; continuous wave supercontinuum generation; modulation instability; normal dispersion region; pumping; spectral flatness; supercontinuum dynamics; Dispersion; Modulation; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Solitons; Stimulated emission; Supercontinuum generation; Fiber lasers; Raman scattering; fiber nonlinear optics; optical fiber dispersion; supercontinuum generation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2012.2203011
Filename
6212307
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