Title :
Initial development of supercontinuum in fibers with anomalous dispersion pumped by nanosecond-long pulses
Author :
Korneev, N. ; Kuzin, E.A. ; Ibarra-Escamilla, B. ; Bello-Jiménez, M. ; Flores-Rosas, A. ; Pottiez, O.
Author_Institution :
Opt. y Electron., Inst. Nac. de Astrofis., Puebla
Abstract :
We propose a simple two-stage model of supercontinuum formation for nanosecond-long pulse. First the sea of solitons is formed, then the spectrum is broadened by Raman interaction. We found a good correspondence with experiments.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; supercontinuum generation; Raman interaction; anomalous dispersion; fiber supercontinuum; nanosecond-long pulses; supercontinuum formation; two-stage model; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Raman scattering; Schrodinger equation; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
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
