Title :
Air-clad optical fibre filament for generating broadband radiation
Author :
Canning, John ; Gibson, Brant C. ; Rabeau, James R. ; Mancuso, Adrian P. ; Huntington, S.T.
Author_Institution :
Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
A simple broadband optical source is demonstrated by using a high numerical aperture air-clad fibre to collect broadband emission of blackbody radiation from the fibre during exposure to high intensity electric arcs.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); blackbody radiation; light sources; optical fibres; air-clad optical fibre filament; blackbody radiation; broadband emission; broadband optical source; broadband radiation generation; high intensity electric arcs; Apertures; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; Ring lasers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519252
