Title :
Visible continuum generation from a microchip 1062 nm laser source
Author :
Xiong, C. ; Witkowska, A. ; Birks, T.A. ; Wadsworth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
Abstract :
We demonstrate a cascaded nonlinear process in an all-fibre monolithic device. Four wave mixing followed by modulation instability generates bright single-mode visible supercontinuum from an infrared source in a single-mode photonic crystal fibre.
Keywords :
holey fibres; infrared sources; microchip lasers; multiwave mixing; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; all-fibre monolithic device; cascaded nonlinear process; four wave mixing; infrared source; microchip laser source; modulation instability; single-mode photonic crystal fibre; single-mode visible supercontinuum generation; wavelength 1062 nm; Fiber lasers; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber devices; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation; 060.2380 Fibre Optic Sources and Detectors; 190.4370 Nonlinear optics, 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.2006.4628128
