Title :
Rigorous quantification of polarized fiber continuum generation for broadband coherent optical sources
Author :
Tu, Haohua ; Liu, Yuan ; Sharma, Utkarsh ; Boppart, Stephen A.
Author_Institution :
Biophotonics Imaging Lab., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We develop a polarized coherent continuum source based on a dispersion-flattened dispersion-decreased all-normal dispersion fiber (DFDD-ANDiF). The rigorous quantification of continuum generation permits broadband ultrashort pulse shaping.
Keywords :
light coherence; light polarisation; light sources; optical pulse shaping; supercontinuum generation; broadband coherent optical sources; broadband ultrashort pulse shaping; continuum generation rigorous quantification; dispersion-flattened dispersion-decreased all-normal dispersion fiber; polarized coherent continuum source; polarized fiber continuum generation; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
