Title :
Application of a 2W/nm all-fiber supercontinuum source to the characterization of nonlinear crystals
Author :
Cumberland, B.A. ; Travers, J.C. ; Kennedy, R.E. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
We demonstrate a nanosecond all-fiber pump laser based supercontinuum source with a peak power density of 2 W/nm in the 0.5 to 1.8 mum range. The source is applied to characterization of periodically poled crystals.
Keywords :
crystals; optical materials; supercontinuum generation; all-fiber supercontinuum source; nanosecond all-fiber pump laser; nonlinear crystals; periodically poled crystals; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Power harmonic filters; Ultrafast optics; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (120.4630) Optical inspection.;
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.2006.4628511
