Title :
Continuum generation in continuous-wave-pumped dispersion-shifted fibers
Author :
Sylvestre, T. ; Mussot, A. ; Lantz, E. ; Maillotte, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Optique, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we study both theoretically and experimentally nonlinear cw Raman fiber laser beam propagation in a dispersion-shifted fibers (DSF) and demonstrate that supercontinuum (SC) generation relies on modulation instability in the anomalous dispersion regime.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; supercontinuum generation; continuous-wave-pumped dispersion-shifted fibers; modulation instability; nonlinear cw Raman fiber laser propagation; supercontinuum generation; Dispersion; Distributed power generation; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical microscopy; Optical propagation; Pulse modulation; Solitons; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568021
