Title :
Supercontinuum generation by higher-order mode excitation in a photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Degiorgio, V. ; Tartara, L. ; Cherif, R. ; Zghal, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
Higher-order-mode excitation experiments are interesting because the anomalous dispersion region is shifted towards smaller wavelengths and because the existence of a cut-off wavelength generates spectral broadening only on the blue side of the pump wavelength.
Keywords :
photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; anomalous dispersion region; higher-order mode excitation; photonic crystal fiber; pump wavelength; supercontinuum generation; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
