Broader and flatter supercontinuum spectra in dispersion-tailored fibers

Author

Lou, Janet W. ; Xia, Tiejun J. ; Boyraz, Ozdal ; Shi, C.-X. ; Nowak, G.A. ; Islam, Md Nurul

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI

fYear

1997

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

34

Abstract

In summary, we find experimentally that dispersion decreasing (DD) fiber produces broader and smoother supercontinuum (SC) spectra than dispersion increasing (DI) or constant dispersion fiber. At 24.3 W peak input power, the SC spectrum of DD fiber is over 100 nm wide, over twice that created by constant dispersion fiber. The spectrum is also relatively flat over the 20-nm range from 1545-1565 nm. We will also report applications of the multiwavelength SC source to erbium doped fiber amplifiers and wavelength-division multiplexed fiber characterization

Keywords

infrared spectra; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre testing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1545 nm to 1565 m; 1545 to 1565 nm; 24.3 W; IR spectra; broader supercontinuum spectra; constant dispersion fiber; dispersion decreasing fiber; dispersion-tailored fibers; erbium doped fiber amplifiers; flatter supercontinuum spectra; multiwavelength SC source; optical fibre measurements; peak input power; smoother supercontinuum spectra; wavelength-division multiplexed fiber characterization; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719665

Filename

719665