Title :
Influence of the wavelength dependence of the effective area on infrared supercontinuum generation
Author :
Canat, G. ; Laverre, T. ; Lombard, L. ; Jolivet, V. ; Bourdon, P.
Author_Institution :
ONERA/DOTA, Palaiseau
Abstract :
Influence of the effective area spectral dependence on midinfrared supercontinuum generation is demonstrated. The behaviors of photonic crystal and step index fibers is compared. A 700nm width reduction is shown in step index ZBLAN fibers.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; holey fibres; lanthanum compounds; optical materials; photonic crystals; refractive index; sodium compounds; supercontinuum generation; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN; effective area spectral dependence; midinfrared supercontinuum generation; photonic crystal; step index fibers; Electric shock; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Infrared spectra; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength measurement; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
