Title :
Spectrally controlled supercontinuum generation
Author :
Omenetto, F.G. ; Wolchover, N.A. ; Wehner, M.R. ; Ross, M.R. ; Efimov, A. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Kumar, V.R.K. ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C. ; Joly, N. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tufts Univ., Medford, MA
Abstract :
We present new developments in the generation of photonic crystal fiber-based white-light SC of unprecedented breadth (> 2500 nm) and smoothness. The spectral coverage (350 nm - 3000 nm) and quality of this radiation is promising for a variety of applications.
Keywords :
photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; photonic crystal fiber; spectral control; supercontinuum generation; unprecedented breadth; white light; Biomedical optical imaging; Crystalline materials; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonics; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics; (060.2280) Fiber design and Fabrication; (060.7140); (160.2290) Fiber material; (190.4370) Nonlinear Optics, Fibers; (320.5550) Pulses; (320.7100) Photonic crystals; (320.7140), Ultrafast processes in fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628097
