• DocumentCode
    421677
  • Title

    Low-noise, CW-pumped holey-fiber based continuum sources around 1300 nm

  • Author

    de Matos, C.J.S. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Hansen, K.P. ; Broeng, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll., London, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We analyzed noise, temporal and spectral-power-density properties of 5.5 W, CW Raman-soliton continua with >300 nm bandwidth around 1.3 /spl mu/m generated in a holey-fibre pumped by Yb-fibre sources. Fibre-laser and MOPFA pumping configurations are compared.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical pumping; optical solitons; ytterbium; 1300 nm; 5.5 W; CW Raman-soliton continua; MOPFA pumping; continuum sources; fibre-laser pumping; holey-fiber; noise; spectral-power-density; temporal-power density;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360884