Title :
Generation of supercontinua with parabolic pulses
Author :
Prochnow, O. ; Ruehl, A. ; Schultz, M. ; Wandt, D. ; Kracht, D.
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V., Hannover
Abstract :
In this paper, we report on the experimental results on the supercontinuum generation with photonic crystal fibers (PCF) applying ultrafast laser system. Broad spectra can be efficiently generated by using femtosecond ytterbium fiber lasers operating around 1 mum in the high power regime of parabolic pulses (similaritons), and therefore without the need of additional amplifiers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical materials; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; PCF; femtosecond ytterbium fiber lasers; parabolic pulses; photonic crystal fibers; similaritons; supercontinuum generation; ultrafast laser system; Fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Photonic crystal fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Supercontinuum generation; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386318
