• DocumentCode
    2059390
  • Title

    Improving mid-infrared supercontinuum generation efficiency by pumping a fluoride fiber directly into the anomalous regime at 1995 nm

  • Author

    Duhant, M. ; Renard, W. ; Canat, G. ; Planchat, C. ; Smektala, F. ; Troles, J. ; Bourdon, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Chemin de la Huniere, ONERA, Palaiseau, France
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    22-26 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the authors report on what we believe to be the first demonstration of direct pumping of ZBLAN in the anomalous dispersion regime at 2 μm to generate a supercontinuum extending up to 3800 nm.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; barium compounds; infrared spectra; lanthanum compounds; optical fibres; optical pumping; sodium compounds; supercontinuum generation; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN fluoride fiber; ZrF4BaF2LaF3AlF3NaF; anomalous dispersion regime; direct pumping; mid-infrared supercontinuum generation efficiency; wavelength 1995 nm; wavelength 2 mum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0533-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942641
  • Filename
    5942641