Title :
Route to coherent supercontinuum generation in the long pulse regime
Author :
Genty, G. ; Dudley, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
Abstract :
We study numerically the possibility of generating supercontinuum with improved stability characteristics through modulation of the input pulse. General guidelines for the choice of modulation parameters leading to coherent supercontinuum generation in the long pulse regime are given.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser stability; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; supercontinuum generation; coherent supercontinuum generation; long pulse regime; picosecond Gaussian pulses; pulse modulation; stability characteristics; Character generation; Frequency modulation; Guidelines; Intensity modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Stability; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771727
