Title :
Thulium assisted parametric conversion from near to short wave infrared
Author :
Billat, Adrien ; Cordette, Steevy ; Yu-Pei Tseng ; Bres, C.-S.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Lab., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We report an all-fiber continuous wave source, tunable between 1935-1980nm, based on parametric conversion combined with thulium amplification. More than 150mW of power and 30dB optical signal-to-noise ratio is obtained over the entire range.
Keywords :
laser noise; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; thulium; all-fiber continuous wave source; optical signal-to-noise ratio; thulium amplification; thulium assisted parametric conversion; wavelength 1935 nm to 1980 nm; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
